Pakistan-IMF loan talks: SBP asked to increase interest rate
Forex held by SBP stands at $3.1bn after increase of $276m.
Pakistani authorities hoping to strike agreement next week.
Sources say IMF pressing...
Security lapses at Karachi Police Office identified after attack
Clearance operation completed at KPO.
Investigations are underway after the attack on the five-story building.
Police say militants had lethal weapons.
KARACHI: Flaws have...
Gunmen attack Karachi police chief’s office on Sharea Faisal, operation ongoing
Gunmen have attacked the office of the Karachi police chief located on main Sharea Faisal, with an operation currently under way, according to officials.
Three...
LHC dismisses Imran’s plea for protective bail
LAHORE: A Lahore High Court division bench on Thursday dismissed for non-prosecution a petition of PTI chairman Imran Khan seeking protective bail in a...
PTI workers gather at Lahore’s Zaman Park to resist Imran’s arrest
LAHORE: Chanting slogans, hundreds of workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) reached the Zaman Park residence of Imran Khan on Thursday evening after cancellation...
Leopard captured after six wild hours in Islamabad residential area
ISLAMABAD: It took the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board and Capital Development Authority more than five hours to capture a leopard which possibly escaped from...
Chollet reaffirms US help in fight against terrorism
ISLAMABAD: Counselor of the US Department of State Derek Chollet on Thursday reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to help Pakistan deal with resurgence of terrorism in...
Maryam disowns PML-N govt over mini-budget
LAHORE: A day after the PML-N-led federal government presented a mini-budget imposing more taxes and hiked the price of petrol, the party’s chief organiser, Maryam Nawaz,...
Woman dies in Jaffar Express explosion
LAHORE / SAHIWAL: An explosion ripped through Jaffar Express on Thursday morning near Chichawatni, killing a woman and injuring seven others, the police said.
The...
FIA told to act against Parvez Elahi after ‘audio leaks’
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah asked the judiciary to take steps to “prevent an irreparable loss to its credibility” after audio clips emerged on...
