Dar says Pakistan ‘confident’ bilateral trade with US can double to $20bn in next 5 years – Business
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday said the government was “confident” that trade between Pakistan and the United States could double to $20 billion over the next five years. Dar made the remarks while addressing a delegation of US congressmen and businessmen in Islamabad. The gathering included US congressmen Ryan Zinke […]
Pakistani passport’s ranking slips to 101st, still 4th-worst in the world – Pakistan
Pakistan’s passport ranking has slipped by one position to the 101st spot globally and remains the fourth worst in the world, according to the Henley Passport Index, it emerged on Tuesday. The Henley Passport Index compares 199 different passports across 227 different travel destinations, and calculates the score based on the number of destinations that […]
Maryam urges PPP to accept AJK poll defeat, rejects rigging claims
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif reacts to AJK election results in a televised address on Tuesday. SCREENGRAB Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday hailed the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s victory in the first phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections and criticised the Pakistan Peoples Party for alleging rigging, urging it to accept […]
Death toll from rains, flash floods rises to 110 across Pakistan
Urban flooding in Karachi. Photo: AA The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Tuesday that the death toll from rains, flash floods and landslides across the country has risen to 110 during the ongoing monsoon season. The NDMA, in a briefing to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, said that some 360 people were injured in rain-triggered incidents across […]
PMD forecasts fresh spell of monsoon rains across country from July 29 to August 5 – Pakistan
A fresh spell of rainfall is expected in the country from July 29 to August 5, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said on Tuesday as several parts of the country reeled from a preceding spell and subsequent flooding. “Monsoon currents from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal are likely to penetrate upper and central […]
Is that a biscuit wrapper you’re breathing? – Pakistan
On paper, Pakistan is a recycling success story. On plastic, not so much. Bad puns aside, the World Bank has said we beat all of South Asia with the lowest marine plastic pollution rates. Those in the business will tell you Pakistan is flipping trash so well that it now imports used gallon milk jugs […]
PML-N grabs 9 out of 13 seats across AJK’s Mirpur division, unofficial results show – Pakistan
The PML-N grabbed nine out of the 13 constituencies of Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) Mirpur division in yesterday’s elections, preliminary results issued by the Election Commission showed on Tuesday. Polls in AJK are being held in three phases over security concerns, with the first set of polls held in Mirpur division on Monday. Scuffles, […]
Why regime change won’t save free speech in Pakistan – Pakistan
In 2024, after being exposed for mass illegal surveillance, Pakistan’s response wasn’t accountability. It was a new law. The EU’s latest report shows why that matters. There is a silence smothering the landscape of Pakistan and it is a silence borne from fear. The state grows more authoritarian each day, its mistrust for the voice […]
513 smuggled artefacts repatriated from US – Pakistan
• Mostly include Gandhara relics; Senate body orders detailed report on smuggling racket• Officials say Unesco concerns over Taxila conservation addressed; new museum planned ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has repatriated 513 smuggled archaeological artefacts from the United States under bilateral cooperation, top officials revealed before a Senate panel on Monday. The Senate Standing Committee on National Heritage […]
No ‘release Imran force’ exists, KP CM tells FCC – Pakistan
• Sohail Afridi says ‘Imran Khan Rehayi Aman Movement’ is a peaceful, voluntary civic initiative, aimed at raising awareness about due process of law• Terms petition ‘speculative, politically motivated’ and liable to be dismissed• Constitutional court to hear plea tomorrow ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Monday categorically denied before the Federal Constitutional […]