ISLAMABAD – The International Monetary Fund has forecast Pakistan’s economic growth to lessen further to 2 percent during the current year, down to the previous estimate of 3.5 percent, in wake of the massive floods and slowdown in global growth rate. According to the World Economic Outlook ...

ISLAMABAD – Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir held a telephonic conversation with US Central Command (Centcom) General Michael Erik Kurilla, after a suicide bombing at a mosque in Peshawar that killed at least 100 mostly policemen. A statement issued by Centcom chief in a ...

Indian government's recent decision to rename Delhi’s famous Mughal Gardens as Amrit Udyan has triggered criticism from all over the world. India after the BJP government is speedily changing its old face for being secular. Now, most of the critics allege that India is under the leadership of ...

KARACHI – The Indus Motors Company (IMC), the assembler and seller of Toyota-brand vehicles in Pakistan, has decided to “completely” shut down its production plant in the country from February 1-14 due to restrictions on import. The automaker has informed the general manager of the Pakistan ...

RAWALPINDI – The top military leadership on Tuesday resolved that perpetrators of the suicide blast in Peshawar, which has claimed at least 100 lives, will be brought to exemplary justice. The resolve was expressed in the 255th Corps Commanders’ Conference held at GHQ and it was presided over ...

KARACHI – Gold snapped its record-breaking spree as it witnessed highest single day drop on Tuesday in line with the downward trend in the international market. The yellow metal plummeted by $22 to settle at $1,902 in the international market as the investors are closely observing the US ...

While annulling the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) decision of forming a committee for determining the prices of livestock and poultry products, the Supreme Court Tuesday ruled that the high courts could not exercise the power of taking suo motu notice. The apex court in its ruling said that the ...

Ahead of the IMF talks starting from today, the Pakistani rupee showed some resilience and brought down the US dollar by Rs4.63 in the interbank trading on Tuesday. According to money dealers, the Pakistani rupee made a recovery after suffering an initial loss when the US dollar hit Rs270 barrier ...

PESHAWAR – The death toll in the Peshawar mosque blast has climbed to 93 after dozens of dead bodies were taken out from the wreckage by the rescue teams during the operation that continued for hours. With the latest updates, the number of causalities soared to 83, and over 157 people were ...

ISLAMABAD – The International Monetary Fund mission arrived in Pakistan late Monday to discuss the stalled ninth review of the crucial funding programme, with the country’s economy worsening with each passing day. Reports in local media suggest that the IMF mission chief for Pakistan Nathan ...