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Pak duo among 4 terrorists killed in twin J&K encounters in Kupwara, Kulgam

The Jammu and Kashmir Police along with the Army neutralised four terrorists, including two Pakistani terrorists, in two separate anti-terrorist operations in Kupwara and Kulgam districts respectively

PTI supporters stage nationwide protest against inflation in Pakistan

A large number of workers and supporters of Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf on Sunday staged protests across the country against rising inflation on the call of party chairman and former PM Imran Khan

Pakistan's weekly inflation rate increases by 3.38% after fuel price hike

Due to the increase in the petroleum prices, the inflation rate measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI) in Pakistan increased by 3.38 per cent in comparison to the previous week

Pakistan energy crisis: Karachi markets to shut at 9 pm to save electricity

The vibrant nightlife in Pakistan's biggest city Karachi has been hit with the Sindh province govt directing all shopping malls, markets, wedding halls and restaurants to close down early to save fuel

Pakistan following Sri Lanka's path to land in Chinese debt trap: Report

Pakistan is blindly following Sri Lanka's path which will lead the country to fall into the Chinese debt trap

Pakistan stays on FATF 'Grey List' subject to on-site verification

Pakistan will continue to be on the "Grey List" of countries under increased monitoring of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

China blocks India, US bid to designate Makki as terrorist: Report

Makki, a US-designated terrorist, is the brother-in-law of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed

Pakistan's government steeply hikes fuel prices to secure IMF funding

This is the third cut in fuel subsidies by the government headed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in about 20 days

Pakistan steeply hikes fuel prices up to 29% to secure IMF funding

The new petrol price has been fixed at Rs 233.89 per litre, HSD at Rs 263.31 per litre and kerosene oil at Rs 211.47 per litre.

Wives of Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif, ex-PM Imran Khan richer than them: Report

The wives of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his predecessor Imran Khan are richer than their husbands, the media reported citing official documents

Delegations from China, Pakistan and other nations attend SCO meet in Delhi

Delegations from China, Pakistan and other member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) are attending a meeting of the grouping being hosted by India

'Cutting chai': Pak minister urges people to reduce tea consumption

Cash-strapped Pakistan has urged its countrymen to cut down the consumption of tea to help reduce the import bill eating into the country's depleting foreign exchange reserves

Pakistan PM Sharif: Determined to complete all CPEC projects on time

Sharif said the affordable and skilled Pakistani labour and modern Chinese technology jointly will help make the economic development grow at a vigorous pace

Critically-ill Pervez Musharraf may be brought back from UAE: Report

Gen. Musharraf, 78, who ruled Pakistan from 1999 to 2008, was charged with high treason and given a death sentence in 2019 for suspending the Constitution

Pakistan FinMin warns of default if fuel subsidies not abolished

Ismail claimed that the government was still giving Rs 19 subsidy on petrol and Rs 53 subsidy on diesel

Europe's plan to quit Russian fuel plunges Pakistan into darkness

In order to avoid blackouts during the Eid holiday last month, the Pakistan government paid nearly $100 million to procure a single LNG shipment from the spot market

US wants Pak to take sustained action against terror groups: American envoy

The US expects Pakistan to take sustained and indiscriminate action against all terrorist groups, Washington's new envoy said

Pakistan launches diplomatic effort to get out off FATF grey list: Report

Pakistan has launched a massive diplomatic effort to get off the grey list of global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog FATF, a media report said on Tuesday. Pakistan has been on the grey list of the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) since June 2018 for failing to check money laundering, leading to terror financing, and was given a plan of action to complete it by October 2019. Since then, the country continues to be on that list due to its failure to comply with the FATF mandates. Pakistan needs the votes of Turkey, China, and Malaysia to get off the list, and all three countries have assured the Pakistani authorities of full support for the purpose, the News International reported. The decision on Pakistan's status on the list will be taken during the current meeting being held from June 14 to 17 in Berlin, Germany, official sources were quoted by The News International on Tuesday. According to sources, during the recent visits of Prime Minister Shehb

Pak rupee, stocks tumble as budget fails to restore investor confidence

The local currency surpassed the critical threshold of 204 against the US dollar in the interbank market during intra-day trade

Cash starved Pakistan spends big on military despite financial meltdown

Karachi-based newspaper Dawn said that defence expenditure is budgeted at Rs 1,523 billion, which makes up 17.5 per cent of the total current expenditure