Pakistan

Floods inflict $10bn loss on Pakistan

Islamabad: The devastating flash floods in Pakistan have inflicted a loss of at least $10 billion on different sectors of the countrys struggling economy, according to Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail. Miftah…
Tomato now costs Rs 500 per kilo in Lahore

Lahore: After nationwide floods caused massive crop damage, prices of vegetables have sky-rocketed in Lahore with tomatoes costing as much as Pak Rs 500 per kilogram, the media reported. Shopkeepers have set…

Legal woes mount for Imran as Islamabad HC set to take action

Islamabad: There seems no end to the woes of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. Even as he is involved in a perpetual confrontation with the new Shehbaz Sharif dispensation, a five-judge…
My struggle against thieves will continue irrespective of weather: Imran

Jhelum: PTI Chairman Imran Khan said that his struggle against the “thieves” will continue whether it is raining or hot weather, local media reported. Speaking at a public gathering in Jhelum city,…
Pak appeals for international assistance after floods wreaked havoc

Islamabad: Pakistan is appealing for further international assistance after floods wreaked havoc across the country, BBC reported. The US, UK, UAE and others have contributed to a monsoon disaster appeal, but much…
Death toll rises to 1,000 as torrential rains wreak havoc in Pakistan

Islamabad: The death toll in separate accidents caused by heavy rains across Pakistan has surged to 1,000 since the start of monsoon season on June 14, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)…
Qatar interested to take over Islamabad, Karachi airports

Islamabad: Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said that Qatar is “interested in leasing Pakistan’s airports— Islamabad and Karachi”. He was addressing a press conference in Islamabad on Friday. Miftah said that…

Pakistan lodges protest with India over its citizen’s death in Kashmir

Islamabad: Pakistan has called in India’s Charge d’Affaires here to lodge a strong protest over the death of a Pakistani prisoner in Kashmir, in what it termed as a “fake encounter”. The…
Pakistan declares national emergency as flood death toll reaches 937

Islamabad: Pakistan government has declared a national emergency as rain-induced floods have so far killed 937 people, including 343 children, and left at least 30 million without shelter. Sindh Province reported the…
Negative comments attributed to me about Shehbaz Sharif incorrect: Nawaz

Islamabad: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif has dissociated himself from “negative comments” about his younger brother and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, expressing hope that the premier would steer the country out of…
Flash floods kill 34 in Pakistan in 24 hrs

Islamabad: At least 34 people were killed and 50 others injured in flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rain during the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)…
Balochistan province disconnected due to floods

Islamabad: The devastating monsoon rain, flash floods and cloud bursts have wrecked havoc across Pakistan with over 70 per cent of the country severely affected and Balochistan remains disconnected from the rest…
Saudi Arabia to invest USD 1 billion in Pakistan

Islamabad: Saudi Arabia will invest USD 1 billion in Pakistan to support the cash-strapped country’s ailing economy, the Gulf Kingdom’s Foreign Minister told his Pakistani counterpart during a telephonic conversation on Thursday.…
Pakistan has become a laughing stock due to terror case against me: Imran

Islamabad: Lashing out at the coalition government in Pakistan over lodging a terrorism case against him, PTI chairman Imran Khan on Thursday said that Pakistan has become a laughing stock all over the…
Pakistan court grants interim bail to Imran Khan in terrorism case

Islamabad: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Thursday granted interim bail till September 1 to former prime minister Imran Khan in a terrorism case registered against him for threatening police, judiciary and other…