Chinese oil tanker exits Strait of Hormuz, stops at Gulf of Oman, data shows
SINGAPORE: A Chinese supertanker carrying two million barrels of Iraqi crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after being stranded in the Gulf for more than two months…
PM Shehbaz to undertake official three-day China visit: DPM Dar
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to undertake a three-day visit to China, starting May 23, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Tuesday. DPM Dar made…
Russia launches air attack on Ukraine infrastructure, military intelligence says
Russia launched what is likely to be a prolonged air attack on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure facilities on Wednesday, the HUR military intelligence agency said. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had earlier warned…
Dar says Pakistan poised to become regional digital, innovation hub
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Wednesday said Pakistan was well positioned to emerge as a regional hub for digital innovation, the Foreign Office said. Addressing…
Modest gains in GDP, per capita income indicate recovery in output, government says
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) and per capita income increased in dollar terms at a modest pace, indicating a recovery in the country’s overall output compared to the previous…
Punjab CM Office denies RTI requests seeking details of Maryam’s tours and vehicles, luxury jet acquired by govt
LAHORE: The Punjab chief minister’s office has refused a lawyer’s requests, made under the right to information law, for details of vehicles in incumbent provincial chief executive Maryam Nawaz’s use,…
Flydubai suspends flights to Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar till Oct due to ‘operational issues’
Flydubai has suspended its flight operations from and to Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar till October 26 due to “operational reasons”, the airline’s flight inquiry in Pakistan said. However, flight operations…
Trump, Xi to weigh tariff cuts on $30 billion of imports in managed trade push
WASHINGTON: The U.S. and China are expected to inch toward a managed trade mechanism for non-sensitive goods this week, with each side possibly identifying some $30 billion worth of goods…
Rupee inches up against US dollar
Rupee’s Performance Against US Dollar Since 04 March 2025 The Pakistani rupee continued to gain against the US dollar in the inter-bank market on Wednesday. At close, the local currency…
Khawaja Asif says KP now on ‘same page’ as Centre in fight against terrorism
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday acknowledged that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government was standing firmly with the Centre in combatting terrorism, hailing that they were on the “same page”. He…