A migrant rights group reported that security authorities in eastern Libya conducted an overnight raid, resulting in the liberation of at least 385 Pakistani migrants who were being held captive in trafficking warehouses. The group, Al-Abreen, which provides assistance to migrants in ...

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif revealed on Monday that the Exim Bank of China had rolled over $600 million loan to Pakistan amid economic woes. The premier stated this while addressing the launching ceremony of the Prime Minister's Youth Sports Initiative in the federal capital. He ...

GENEVA – Some 190 migrants including people from Pakistan were rescued from a boat off the coast of Libya by an NGO, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) MSF shared the news on its Twitter handle, saying it performed successful rescue of 190 people on Friday night following an alert from a wooden ...

Beijing: Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning asked the international creditors and financial institutions to play a constructive role for Pakistan’s economic and social stability efforts. The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that the radical financial and monetary policies ...

Supreme Court Justice Sardar Tariq Masood recused himself from hearing the chamber appeals pertaining to the cipher matter. The Supreme Court heard the chamber appeals for cipher investigation involving an alleged international plot to topple the Imran Khan government. As the hearing started, ...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has summoned an emergency meeting of his economic team to get a briefing on the economic condition of the country. According to sources, the meeting will begin shortly. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, State Bank of Pakistan Governor Jameel Ahmed and Federal Board of ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif approached the ruling coalition allies, as two leading parties hinted at leaving the government over Reko Dik concerns. Reports in local media said the premier held a telephonic conversation with Balochistan National Party leader Akhtar Mengal ...

LAHORE – A Lahore High Court (LHC) judge Thursday recused himself from hearing a petition filed by PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz seeking her passport back. A two-member bench headed by Justice Baqar Najafi was hearing the case when Justice Anwarul Haq rescued himself from hearing it. The ...

Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Thursday said that that the government has reached a refinancing agreement worth $2.3 billion with Chinese banks. In a tweet, he said that “the terms and conditions for refinancing of RMB 15 billion deposit by Chinese banks (about US$ 2.3 billion) have ...

*LAHORE - Justice Asjad Javed Kharaal of Lahore High Court (LHC) has rescued himself from hearing PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz passport return case.* New bench had been formed of to hear plea. Justice Ali Baqir Najfi and Justice Asjad Javed Kharaal were part of that bench. Justice Asjad ...