Pakistan’s tax exemptions hit $21 billion; exceed external debt repayments: Economic survey reveals

[ad_1] Pakistan’s tax exemptions to various sectors cost the country over $21 billion this year, more than the $17 billion it needs to repay in commercial and bilateral external debt, as revealed in the latest economic survey.Pakistan’s finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presented the Economic Survey of Pakistan 2024-25 on Monday, which outlines various economic developments […]

‘No deals for release’: Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan to be released from jail? What his party leaders said

[ad_1] File photo of Imran Khan (Pic credit: PTI) Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, currently incarcerated in Adiala Jail, is expected to secure bail on June 11 in the Al-Qadir Trust case, according to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Gohar Ali Khan.The Islamabad high court (IHC) is scheduled to hear petitions seeking suspension of sentences […]

‘Upgrade nukes, big China’s support’: What US intel report revealed about Pakistan’s military ambitions

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A US intelligence assessment report has painted a sobering picture of Pakistan’s military ambitions for the coming year, highlighting a continued focus on nuclear modernization, cross-border tensions given that it gets consistent economic and military support from China. The report titled ‘2025 World Threat Assessment’ was prepared after India and Pakistan agreed […]

Suicide bomb hits school bus in Pakistan’s Balochistan; 4 children killed, 38 injured | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: At least four children were killed and 38 others injured on Wednesday after a suicide car bomber targeted a school bus in the restive Khuzdar district of southwestern Pakistan’s Balochistan province, officials said.Several of the injured are in critical condition, and the death toll is expected to rise.The bus was ferrying children […]

Gunmen kill two policemen guarding polio team in Pakistan’s Balochistan province

[ad_1] Two Pakistani police officers were shot dead on Wednesday while protecting a polio vaccination team in the Teeri area of Mastung district in Balochistan, officials confirmed, marking the second fatal attack on such teams since the nationwide inoculation drive began earlier this week.According to local administrator Manan Tareen, the attack occurred when two unidentified […]

Baloch rebels used US weapons to hijack Pakistan’s Jaffar Express: Report

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Bloach rebels hijacked Pakistan‘s Jaffar Express last month using US weapons, which American forces left behind during the hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, reported Washington Post.Weapons were left behind by United States forces following their 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan. Among the weapons recovered from the scene was an M4A1 carbine […]

Pakistan’s mineral investment push outrages Balochistan

[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s aggressive push for international investment in its mines and minerals sector has ignited a firestorm of dissent in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) regions.The Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2025, held in Islamabad on April 8-9, was billed as a golden opportunity to unlock “trillions of dollars” of the […]

8 killed, dozens injured in attacks in Pakistan’s Balochistan

[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: A wave of violence swept through Balochistan, with a bomb blast shaking the province’s capital of Quetta Thursday following the overnight targeted killing of five non-Baloch passengers on a highway in Gwadar, intensifying growing unrest in Pakistan’s southwest.The blast occurred near a police vehicle and left three dead and 21 injured, including several […]

‘Clearly a political prisoner’: US bill demands Imran Khan’s release, sanctions on Pakistan’s Army chief

[ad_1] A US bipartisan bill introduced on Monday urged the release of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan labeling him a “political prisoner,” and proposed sanctions on the Army chief, General Asim Munir, over alleged “persecution of political opponents.”According to The Hill, Representatives Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) and Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) introduced the “Pakistan Democracy Act,” […]