With inflation cooling, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) hit pause on its multiple rounds of monetary easing that might have risked destabilising its currency or worsening the trade deficit. Economists said the government should shift its focus to implementing economic reforms as interest rate cuts are not the elixir for growth, after the central…
Security forces have rescued at least 190 passengers and killed 30 terrorists as a rescue operation continues into its second day after terrorists hijacked the Jaffer Express train near Balochistan’s Bolan district, state media said on Wednesday. The unprecedented hostage situation began on Tuesday near the Mashkaf Tunnel, about 157 kilometres from Quetta, when terrorists…
Pakistan on Wednesday denounced Indian authorities’ decision to declare two organisations of Indian-occupied Kashmir as “unlawful associations”, according to a Foreign Office statement. A day earlier, the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs declared the Jammu and Kashmir Awami Action Committee (AAC), headed by Kashmiri chief cleric and Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and the Jammu…
Digital wallet app Google Wallet became available in Pakistan on Wednesday, according to a statement issued by the tech giant. According to the statement, Google Wallet provides people a safer, simpler, and more helpful payment experience. It also supports digital items such as loyalty cards and boarding passes. Users can get started by downloading the…
The Baloch Liberation Army emerged as a key perpetrator of terror attacks in Pakistan in 2024. The rescue operation to release the scores of people held hostage by terrorists who hijacked the Jaffer Express train near Balochistan’s Bolan district continued on Wednesday, a day after the perpetrators took over 400 people hostage, including numerous security…
China will hold a meeting on Friday in Beijing with Russia and Iran on the Iranian “nuclear issue”, its foreign ministry said, with both nations sending their deputy foreign ministers. Ties between Iran and Russia have deepened since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022, with a strategic cooperation treaty signed in January. Both…
Security forces have rescued at least 155 passengers and killed 27 terrorists as a rescue operation continues into its second day after terrorists hijacked the Jaffer Express train near Balochistan’s Bolan district, state media said on Wednesday. The unprecedented hostage situation began on Tuesday near the Mashkaf Tunnel, about 157 kilometers from Quetta, when terrorists…
Security forces have rescued at least 155 passengers and killed 27 terrorists as a rescue operation continues into its second day after terrorists hijacked the Jaffer Express train near Balochistan’s Bolan district, state media said on Wednesday. The unprecedented hostage situation began on Tuesday near the Mashkaf Tunnel, about 157 kilometers from Quetta, when terrorists…
Digital wallet app Google Wallet became available in Pakistan on Wednesday, according to a statement issued by the tech giant. According to the statement, Google Wallet provides people a safer, simpler, and more helpful payment experience. It also supports digital items such as loyalty cards and boarding passes. Users can get started by downloading the…
A camel rider walking as wait for customer at Sea View in Karachi on December 17, 2024. — Online KARACHI: The Pakistan meteorological Department (PMD) has said that the heat intensity in the metropolis was expected to witness a decrease With daytime weather likely to remain warm, the Met Office has said that the maximum temperature in…