Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif poses for a group photo at the Inter-Parliamentary Speakers’ Conference in Islamabad. Photo: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday warned that lasting peace in the region was impossible without Afghanistan taking decisive action against terrorist groups operating from its territory. “Afghanistan must understand that lasting peace can only be…
Police deny bomber entry to G-11 courthouse; Interior minister hints at links to Afghanistan Police and rescue officials stand at the site of a blast outside a court building in Islamabad. Photo: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: A suicide bomber detonated explosives outside the G-11 District Judicial Complex in Islamabad on Tuesday afternoon, martyring at least 12 people,…
Industrialists urge government to fix tariff at 9 cents for power consumption plan success Nepra officials warned Gepco over the illegal installation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) on small meters. They said that the company was installing AMI without approval of the regulator and even without data backup. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan could not benefit from the “game changer” China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and Chinese investors were forced to flee due to attempts by the previous government to scandalise their investments, said Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday. Pakistan’s economy missed many opportunities to take off and “we also have dropped the catch of game…
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. SCREENGRAB Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has said climate protection will remain at the heart of every government decision, declaring that “the fight against smog is no longer a slogan but a mission”. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of Pakistan Pavilion at COP-30 in Belém, Brazil, she unveiled an extensive…
PTI’s Gohar, Khosa lament ‘betrayal’ to Consitution, executive’s evasion of accountability The vote on the 27th constitutional amendment has been delayed until tomorrow (Wednesday) in the National Assembly.Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar tabled the 27th Constitutional Amendment in the National Assembly on Tuesday, a day after its smooth passage through the Senate. The National Assembly…
Justice Yahya Afridi. PHOTO: FILE Supreme Court Justice Athar Minallah and 38 former SC law clerks have written to CJP Yahya Afridi, urging him to convene a judicial convention and warning that the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment poses a grave threat to judicial independence, with the clerks describing it as potentially “spelling the final death…
ISLAMABAD: Qatar has agreed to divert 24 liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes in 2026 under a net proceeds differential formula as consumer demand falls sharply in Pakistan. Under the agreed mechanism, Pakistan will bear the loss if Qatar sells LNG cargoes in the open market below contract price, revealed a report submitted to the Economic…
KSE-100 index surges over 1,900 points, led by fertiliser, oil & gas and cement sectors A stock broker reacts while monitoring the market on the electronic board displaying share prices during trading session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange, in Karachi on July 3, 2023. Photo: Reuters/ File KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) enjoyed a…
In 2006-07, a 1 percent withholding tax was imposed on commercial imports of gold in the country. Photo: Express News KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan rose sharply on Monday, tracking gains in the international market, where the yellow metal surged over 2% to hit a two-week high as weak US economic data bolstered expectations of…
