Power companies seek Rs1.20 per unit fuel cost adjustment for August – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Power companies on Friday sought a Rs1.20 per unit increase in fuel cost charges for consumers across the country in August, primarily due to the use of expensive imported fuels. The request comes despite around 75pc of electricity generated in June having come from cheaper domestic sources, predominantly those with zero fuel costs. Once […]
Security of Chinese in Pakistan ‘paramount for us’, says PM Shehbaz – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif asserted on Friday that the security of Chinese in Pakistan was “paramount for us”. “I would like to say with fullest force at my command that the security of Chinese brothers and sisters in Pakistan is paramount for us, it is most important. And we will leave no stone unturned to […]
As CPEC evolves beyond infrastructure, Pakistan must address internal vulnerabilities for it to succeed
In May earlier this year, Islamabad and Beijing commemorated the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic ties, with the bilateral discourse predictably gravitating toward familiar flourishes. Bonds “higher than the Himalayas and stronger than steel” once again resurfaced in official handouts and state-level speeches. Yet, beneath the ceremonial surface of this milestone, a more consequential structural […]
Foreign women’s abduction, rape case: Lahore court sends 4 suspects on 14-day judicial remand – Pakistan
LAHORE: A judicial magistrate at the Cantonment Courts granted police 14-day judicial remand of four suspects, including one related to a senior political figure, in a case of alleged kidnapping and rape of two foreign women. One of those two women is a national of the Netherlands and the other of Venezuela, and a case […]
Foreign women’s abduction, rape case: Lahore court sends 4 suspects on 14-judicial remand – Pakistan
LAHORE: A judicial magistrate at the Cantonment Courts granted police 14-day judicial remand of four suspects, including one related to a senior political figure, in a case of alleged kidnapping and rape of two foreign women. One of those two women is a national of the Netherlands and the other of Venezuela, and a case […]
Security forces kill 24 terrorists in KP’s Bannu, adjoining areas: ISPR – Pakistan
Security forces have killed 24 terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district and its adjoining areas, the military’s media affairs wing said in a statement on Friday afternoon. The statement by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) highlighted that recently, there had been a “surge” in terrorist activities against police and in incidents of suicide bombings in Bannu. […]
Families of crew aboard crashed K2 Airways cargo plane push for international help to find black boxes – Pakistan
Relatives of the five crew members aboard a Boeing 737 cargo plane that crashed into the Arabian Sea off Karachi last week are urging an international search effort to find the flight recorders to determine the cause. Debris from the K2 Airways freighter was recovered shortly after the July 7 crash, but the water in […]
CTD, Bannu police kill 5 suspected terrorists in joint operation – Pakistan
Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and local police personnel have killed five suspected terrorists during a jointly conducted operation (IBO) in the Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it emerged on Friday. An official statement by the CTD described the slain individuals as Fitna-al-Khawarij, a term that the state uses to refer to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban. The statement […]
CTD, local police kill 5 suspected terrorists in Bannu joint operation – Pakistan
Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and local police personnel have killed five suspected terrorists during a jointly conducted operation (IBO) in the Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it emerged on Friday. An official statement by the CTD described the slain individuals as Fitna-al-Khawarij, a term that the state uses to refer to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban. The statement […]
Finance minister to visit Washington for trade, tariff talks with US – Pakistan
WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb is expected to arrive in Washington on Saturday for a three-day visit during which he will hold talks with officials on trade, finance and investment as Pakistan and the United States continue negotiations on a broader bilateral economic partnership, diplomatic sources told Dawn. According to the sources, Aurangzeb is scheduled […]