Category: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (Pakistan Post) – Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb says inflation and the current account deficit have been brought under control. Speaking at an online meeting with the representative from S&P Global Ratings, Aurangzeb underscored that Pakistan’s financial stability had weathered the storm.  The minister detailed government-led reforms and highlighted that foreign exchange reserves were […]

ISLAMABAD (Pakistan Post) – Pakistan has decided to issue a formal diplomatic notice to India following its unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, officials confirmed on Friday. According to sources from the Indus Commission, Pakistan’s Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Water Resources, and Law have completed initial consultations on the matter. The diplomatic note will […]

ISLAMABAD (Pakistan Post) – Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gambled and lost. Speaking to the Dunya News programme “Tonight with Samar Abbas”, Asif cautioned against assuming that tensions between the two countries had fully reduced. He noted that the US Vice President had offered India a face-saving option in […]

ISLAMABAD (Pakistan Post) – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday reiterated Pakistan’s desire to sustainable peace and stability in South Asia. He was talking to Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salem Al-Zaabi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who called on him here at the Prime Minister House on Friday. During the meeting, the prime minister […]

RAWALPINDI (Pakistan Post) – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir presided over a special Corps Commanders’ Conference (CCC) at General Headquarters (GHQ) Friday, said a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The forum conducted a comprehensive review of the prevailing geo-strategic environment, with particular emphasis on the current Pakistan-India standoff and the […]

QUETTA (Pakistan Post) – In a decisive blow to enemies of peace, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and security forces on Tuesday killed seven terrorists in Choutair Ziarat area of Balochistan, Dunya News reported. The joint operation was carried out after reported presence of terrorists in the area. According to CTD officials, the operation took place […]

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to meet on May 9 to review Pakistan’s staff-level agreement for a new $1.3 billion loan under the climate resilience programme, alongside the first review of the country’s ongoing $7 billion bailout package. According to the IMF’s official website, the session will focus on […]

LAHORE (Pakistan Post) – Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held an important meeting with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman here in Lahore on Tuesday, during which matters of mutual interest, rising Pakistan-India tensions, and the Palestine issue were discussed. Naqvi took Fazl into confidence regarding Pakistan’s principled stance and decisions in response […]

UNITED NATIONS (Pakistan Post) – A Pakistani diplomat has called on the world community and the UN to halt “state terrorism and criminal oppression” of the people in India-occupied Kashmir and to implement its resolutions in a bid to resolve the decades-old dispute, as he rejected Indian allegations of indulging in “baseless propaganda” against India. […]

The Pakistan Army claimed on Tuesday to have shot down an Indian spying quadcopter that intruded into the country’s airspace along the Line of Control (LoC).  Security sources said the enemy attempted to spy in Manawar sector in Bhimber area of Azad Jammu and Kashmir when army personnel shot down the drone in a timely […]