Budget FY26: NEC nods to record Rs4.2tr uplift outlay for next fiscal

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting of the National Economic Council in Islamabad on…

Five countries elected to UN Security Council for 2026-27

People attend a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, US,…

Pakistan pushes for deeper SCO collaboration amid global challenges

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb addresses a press conference in Islamabad, on April 5, 2025.—APP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan…

Banks to remain shut for four days on Eid: SBP

The State Bank of Pakistan building in Karachi. — SBP website/File The State Bank of Pakistan…

Pakistan secures $800m ADB support for fiscal reforms

An image of the Asia Development Bank’s logo. — Reuters/File KARACHI: The Asian Development Bank (ADB)…

The mushroom mystery: Erin Patterson’s emotional court testimony

Wilkinson’s husband, long-serving Korumburra Baptist Church pastor Ian Wilkinson, fell critically ill but recovered. Patterson has…

President Zardari seeks relief for common man in upcoming budget

President Asif Ali Zardari (left) and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during a meeting at President’s House.…

Govt raises petrol price by Re1 per litre for next fifteen days

Employees at a fuel station attend to their customers in Islamabad, Pakistan. — AFP/File The federal…

Pakistan to send delegation to US for tariff talks, says Trump

US President Donald Trump. — AFP/File WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said that representatives from Pakistan…

Pakistan set 202-run target for Bangladesh in 2nd T20I

Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan plays a shot during their second T20I against Bangladesh at the Gaddafi Stadium…