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Food prices surge for 3rd straight yr in Pak, inflation in double digits

"Food prices tend to go up as soon as the rates of petroleum products increase," Dawn quoted Suleri as saying.

Pak security forces kill 15 militants in separate ops in Balochistan

The militants killed belonged to banned separatist organisations, officials said.

India needs to address consequences of instability in neighbourhood: Rawat

The Chief of Defence Staff made the observations on Saturday

Talks between Pak, IMF for $1 billion loan tranche inconclusive: report

The fresh rounds of talks for the release of loan tranche and a good economic certificate to the nation have remained inconclusive, according to the report

Pak govt in talks with TTP militants for 'reconciliation': PM Khan

Khan has said his government is in talks with some groups of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for "reconciliation" with the help of the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Peace in Afghanistan is shared responsibility of int'l community: Pak FM

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday said his country was being made a scapegoat for the international community's failure to bring peace in Afghanistan

Facing energy crunch, Pakistan buys LNG cargoes at highest rates since 2015

Pakistan has been facing an energy crisis

China, Pakistan FMs hold talks, Shah Mehmood Qureshi raises Kashmir issue

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday vowed to further cement their all-weather strategic ties and discussed a range of issues, including the joint probe into the terrorist attack that killed nine Chinese engineers in Pakistan and the Kashmir issue. A joint press release issued at the end of their talks said that both sides underscored that a peaceful, stable, cooperative and prosperous South Asia was in the common interest of all countries. Qureshi, whose delegation included ISI Director General Lt Gen Faiz Hamid, also raised the Kashmir issue during the talks with Wang held in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu. Shared similar outlook for a peaceful, stable & prosperous South Asia & appreciate China's unyielding support for Kashmir, reiterating dispute should be resolved through the UN Charter, relevant Security Council resolutions & bilateral agreements, opposing unilateral action, Qureshi said in a ...

Pak PM evades question on Taliban, blames RSS for stalled talks with India

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan evaded questions on Pakistan's role concerning the Taliban's actions in Afghanistan and sought to put blame on "RSS ideology" for the talks stalled with India

PDM chief Fazlur Rehman calls Pakistan's federal budget 'pack of lies'

Amid nationwide criticism over Pakistan's newly introduced federal budget, PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday lashed out at the ruling government, terming the country's budget a 'pack of lies'

Pakistan puts travel ban on people from 26 countries including India

Pakistan has placed strict restrictions on travellers from 26 countries including India to contain the spread of COVID-19 cases in the country.

Pakistan govt unveils Rs 8.5 tn FY budget, defence gets Rs 1,370 bn

Pakistan government on Friday proposed Pakistani rupees 8,487 billion budget for the next financial year with a fiscal deficit target at 6.3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP)

Pak Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid says Islamabad to fence Iran border

Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid before heading to his two-day visit to Waziristan stated in a video message on Friday that the government would fence its border along Iran

Pakistan inflation at 10.9% in May 2021 due to hike in energy, food prices

Pakistan's inflation remained in double digits for second successive month due to increase in energy, food prices and stood at 10.9% in May

China reluctant to clear $6 bn loan for CPEC project as debt rises

China has shown reluctance to clear a $6 billion loan for the single largest project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) due to the growing concern over mounting debt

Pakistan to spend 'bare minimum' $6 billion to boost economic growth

The government's GDP target for next year is a percentage point higher than the IMF's 4% projection, and FM Tarin is seeking to boost growth to 6% in the year after

Pakistan to spend 'bare minimum' $6 bn to boost growth: Finance Minister

Pakistan plans to boost spending on large infrastructure projects by as much as 40% to create jobs and foster productivity in an economy crippled by the coronavirus pandemic, Finance Minister Shaukat.

Pak govt surrenders before TLP, resolution tabled to expel French envoy

The cases against TLP workers, registered under terrorism charges, will also be quashed.

Imran Khan appoints Shaukat Tareen as new FM in cabinet reshuffle

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has appointed Shaukat Tareen as the new finance minister of the country, the fourth to don the mantle, in another cabinet reshuffle, it was announced by his office on Friday. A banker by profession, Tareen, 68, served in the same capacity in the government of Pakistan Peoples Party (2009-10) for a short period before he decided to step down to raise capital for his Silk Bank. Tareen was facing corruption charges and had initially refused to accept the post until his name was cleared. It was not known if the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) dropped charges against him or not. He is a cousin of Jehangir Tareen, dubbed as sugar baron due to several sugar mills, who is an influential politician but is facing probe in the sugar scandal of the present government. Shaukat Tareen is replacing Hammad Azhar, who was appointed towards the end of the last month after Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh was removed for failure to control raging inflation in the ...

Protest erupts in Pak demanding Imran Khan to apologise over rape statement

A protest erupted here against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, demanding a public apology from him for his statement blaming "vulgarity" in society for rape and sexual violence