Pakistan wants IMF to review budget surplus targets

Pakistan’s second half-year economic review with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has entered the technical phase, with policy-level discussions scheduled for next week. Officials from both the federal and provincial governments have asked...

CCP flags monopoly and regulatory barriers in Pakistan’s LNG sector

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has sounded alarm bells over monopolistic practices and regulatory hurdles in the country’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector, releasing a comprehensive research study titled “State of...

National Assembly Standing Committee discusses Lyari Expressway and flood damages

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Economic Affairs Division, chaired by Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, met on Friday to review the progress of key infrastructure projects and the aftermath of the 2025 floods. The committee was...

Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia forge stronger diplomatic alliance amid Gaza bloodshed

ISLAMABAD – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held an urgent telephonic conversation with Egyptian Foreign Minister Dr. Badr Abdelati and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan to tackle escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza....

Sana Mir's 'provocation,' handshake boycott add spice to India vs Pakistan rivalry, but it's always been a one-sided contest

Sport is built on rivalries. Whether it be in an individual discipline, or in a team environment. Talk about tennis in the 21st century, and the Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal match-ups will be spoken about. Federer-Novak Djokovic, and Djokovic-Nadal...

'Moklani – The Last Mohanas' becomes first Pakistani film to win Jackson Wild award

Moklani – The Last Mohanas has become the first Pakistani film to win an award at the Jackson Wild Media Awards, an event often regarded as the natural history counterpart to the Oscars. The film won in the Global Voices Category, selected from a...

Climate Activist Gitanjali Angmo: The Voice Of Ladakh's People & Protector Of Its Fragile Ecology

Climate Activist Gitanjali Angmo: The Voice Of Ladakh's People & Protector Of Its Fragile Ecology | X/@IvanSerov123 Climate activist Gitanjali Angmo, Director of the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh, has emerged as a forceful voice for...

Pakistan Should Cut Spending to Withstand Rs. 500 Billion Flood Damages: IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has accepted the proposal of Rs. 500 billion in budget adjustments to absorb flood-related costs, but remains firm that Pakistan must not abandon its overall fiscal discipline, federal and provincial officials...

Weather alert: Heavy rains expected across Pakistan in 12-48 hours

Pakistan’s weather is set for a major shift as heavy rains are expected across the country over the coming days. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab have issued advisories,...

Flood losses: Pakistan discuss economic targets review with IMF

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday discussed review of economic targets in talks for third tranche of the IMF loan with the visiting team of the lender, owing to the losses in recent flooding. Pakistani officials briefed the visiting IMF team over...

Pakistan’s pink salt stars in Brazil’s prize-winning innovation

Published on: October 4, 2025 2:04 PM Pakistan’s Himalayan Pink Salt has helped power a Brazilian soap brand to international acclaim. The soap, produced by Savana Amazonica in Boa Vista, Brazil, won an innovation award at the Women in Agritech...

Pakistan, Egypt join forces to push for lasting peace in Gaza

Published on: October 4, 2025 2:38 PM Pakistan and Egypt have agreed to work together to achieve lasting peace in Gaza. On Saturday, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar spoke with Egyptian Foreign Minister Dr....

Karachi likely to witness light to moderate showers as cyclone Shakti intensifies into severe storm in Arabian Sea

KARACHI/GWADAR: Cyclone Shakti has further strengthened in the northeastern Arabian Sea and developed into a severe cyclonic storm, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said on Saturday. The PMD reported that the system is currently...

China sends 90 tons of flood relief aid to Pakistan

- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Oct 04 (APP):A special Chinese relief aircraft carrying 700 tents, 16,000 blankets, 1,000 life jackets, and 4,000 sleeping bags—amounting to 90 tons of aid—arrived at Islamabad International Airport on Saturday to...

Lahore becomes World’s Most Polluted City as Air Quality Index soars to nearly 300

LAHORE – The provincial capital of Punjab is again facing pollution crisis as the city’s air quality index (AQI) worsened to nearly 300 on Saturday, making it the most polluted city in the world. Reports in local media said some areas witnessed...

Pakistan Informs IMF It Cannot Meet Provincial Budget Surplus Targets Amid Flood Losses

ISLAMABAD – The federal government’s economic team has informed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that Pakistan will be unable to meet the provincial budget surplus targets for the current fiscal year due to the devastating floods that have...

Waves of Wealth: Why Pakistan Must Invest in its Blue Economy

Pakistan’s blue economy, meaning the sustainable use of its marine and coastal resources, remains one of the country’s most under-exploited economic frontiers. With over 1,000 kilometres of coastline, a 240,000 square kilometre Exclusive Economic...

Egypt’s FM and Pakistan’s Deputy PM Discuss Urgent Gaza Crisis, Bilateral Cooperation

Sat 04 Oct 2025 | 02:03 PM Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a telephone conversation with Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, focusing on developments in Gaza and regional diplomatic...

Pakistan nears $1 billion IMF tranche despite setbacks

Published on: October 4, 2025 1:09 PM Pakistan appears set to secure over $1 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by mid-October, despite falling short on some reform targets. Technical-level talks with the IMF have concluded, and...

Opinion | Human-made environmental disasters hide behind natural causes

Flowing into thousands of villages, the muddy flood waters fully submerged and desecrated hundreds of thousands of acres of crops. Bodies of drowned cattle littered the ground. Only skeletons remained of the thousands of homes that the flood had...