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$10b Saudi investment to arrive soon
KARACHI, PAKISTAN:
Caretaker Federal Minister for Energy, Power and Petroleum Mohammad Ali has said that Pakistan is actively engaged with Saudi Arabia for potential investment of around $10 billion in the oil refining sector, believing…
IHC orders stay on in-prison trial in cypher case
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court issued directives on Tuesday to stay proceedings on the cypher case against ousted premier Imran Khan and former federal minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
A divisional bench comprising Justice Miangul…
Biden says Gaza hospitals ‘must be protected’
GAZA: US President Joe Biden said hospitals in the Gaza Strip must be protected and he hoped for "less intrusive" action by Israel as Israeli tanks advanced to the gates of the besieged enclave's main hospital.
Israeli tanks have taken…
IMF seeks further power tariff hike
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan may have to further increase electricity prices and revise down its primary budget surplus of Rs417 billion for the first quarter after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) did not accept the government’s position on…
‘An hour here, an hour there,’ Israel says open to Gaza fighting pauses for aid, hostages
GAZA/JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would consider "tactical little pauses" in fighting to facilitate the entry of aid or the exit of hostages from the Gaza Strip, but again rejected calls for a ceasefire despite…
Current account deficit forecast cut by $2b
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has told the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that its current account deficit may remain below $4.5 billion on the back of lower-than-projected imports – an assertion, if accepted, can significantly lessen Islamabad’s…
Terrorist attack on PAF Mianwali training base ‘thwarted’: ISPR
At least six terrorists attacked Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Mianwali Training Air Base in the early hours of November 4, said a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The military's media wing said the attack has…
PML-N, PTI yet to make contact: PPP
LAHORE: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leaders on Friday said that neither the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) nor the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) formally reached out to their party for scheduling a meeting between the…
Polls on February 11, ECP counsel tells SC
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) apprised the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday that general elections would be held on February 11, 2024, as the court took up hearing on pleas seeking timely polls.
The apex court…
Battles rage in Gaza as Israeli strikes on refugee camp kills more than 195 people
GAZA: More foreigners prepared to leave the besieged Gaza Strip on Thursday as the Palestinian authorities said at least 195 Palestinians died in Israeli attacks on the Jabalia refugee camp, strikes that Israel claimed killed Hamas…