Iran hangs man accused of spying for Israel
TEHRAN: Iran on Wednesday hanged a man found guilty of selling information to Israeli intelligence, the judiciary said, the latest in a wave of executions during the war with the…
Karachi police get 3-day physical remand of alleged cocaine queenpin
KARACHI: A court on Wednesday granted police three-day physical remand of a woman allegedly involved in supplying cocaine and other deadly narcotics across the city. Anmol alias Pinki was arrested…
Indian arrogance shot down alongside planes during last year’s military conflict, Tarar says
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Wednesday that the Indian aircraft shot down during the brief military conflict in May last year “brought down Indian arrogance with them”. He made…
India central bank governor says may need to act if inflation pressures deepen
MUMBAI: India’s monetary policy can look through temporary supply shocks but may intervene if inflation pressures become entrenched following the Iran war-driven oil price spike, central bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra…
European shares rise as oil prices slip on fragile US-Iran ceasefire
European shares rose on Wednesday, recovering from a sharp drop in the previous session, as oil prices retreated after peace negotiations between Washington and Tehran remained deadlocked. The pan-European STOXX…
The political economy of the petroleum levy
When global crude fell 10% in a week, Islamabad raised the petroleum levy by 13.5%. Petrol prices are up 55.8% in 70 days — not because of oil markets, but…
President Zaradari approves Sitara-i-Shujaat for citizen who sacrified his life while averting suicide attack
President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday approved awarding the Sitara-i-Shujaat to a citizen who sacrificed his life while foiling a suicide attack in Attock’s Jand tehsil. The approval was granted…
Finance minister discusses budget preparations with visiting IMF mission
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday discussed preparations for the upcoming federal budget and the country’s broader reform agenda with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visiting Islamabad, the finance ministry…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy warns of incoming Russian drone attacks during daylight
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned of possible waves of Russian drone attacks throughout Wednesday, saying that more than a hundred drones were in Ukraine’s airspace, as Moscow has shifted tactics…
Minister urges port expansion, stronger logistics to meet rising trade demand
Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry stressed on Wednesday the need to expand port capacity, fortify logistics networks, and promote feeder services to meet growing trade demands.…