Pakistan

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has approved the mandatory installation of e-tags on all vehicles, including motorcycles, across the province and directed authorities to present a comprehensive micro security plan within seven days.

Islamabad - Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday said Pakistan remains a strong proponent of regional peace and stability but it will make no compromise on its sovereignty and safety of its people.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have decided to continue their ongoing economic review talks virtually due to the prevailing security situation.

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Islamabad - At least 435 Afghan Taliban operatives have so far been killed and over six hundred and thirty injured during the ongoing Operation Ghazab lil-Haq.

ISLAMABAD - Senior Pakistani security officials said cross border operations into Afghanistan will continue until what they described as the operational backbone of the Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan and the Baloch Liberation Army is dismantled.

Peshawar - A high-level meeting was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sohail Afridi to review the overall law and order situation in the province at the Chief Minister’s House in Peshawar.

ISLAMABAD: The ongoing talks between an International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission and authorities in Islamabad had to be converted to virtual mode on Monday due to the regional situation following the attack on Iran by the United States and Israel. The IMF mission, led by Iva Petrova, had to immediately relocate to Istanbul following an advisory issued by the money lending agency’s headquarters, disrupting a series of sectoral meetings planned for the day. The remaining schedule of meetings, however, will remain intact and will progress through video link between Islamabad and Istanbul. “An IMF mission led by Iva Petrova has started discussions with the authorities in Karachi and Islamabad on the third review of Pakistan’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement and the second review of the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). Discussions will continue to be held virtually,” the Fund said in a statement. Earlier in the day, the two sides had a kick-off meeting presided over by Finance Minister...

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has imposed each member of the squad for the T20 World Cup Rs5 million following their “underwhelming” campaign, ESPNcricinfo reported on Monday. According to the report, the fines were not for disciplinary reasons, but specifically for what the cricket board deemed “poor performance” at the event. “They were imposed immediately following Pakistan’s match against India in the group stages, where a meek showing resulted in a 61-run defeat,” it stated. The report further said that players were told that the fines might have waived off, if Pakistan had reached the tournament’s semi-finals. “The PCB has come down hard on players in the past, though sanctions have generally been framed as disciplinary,” the report said. “ESPNcricinfo has learned there were no disciplinary issues within the team throughout the tournament, and the fines have been levied specifically for the quality of their on-field performances,” it added. “That makes the sanctions handed out by the PCB particularly...

President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that France would increase the number of its nuclear warheads and cooperate with eight European countries to help protect the continent as the clock ticks on his presidency. His speech at France’s Ile Longue nuclear submarine base came after US and Israeli attacks against Iran in a campaign that risks destabilising the Middle East. Macron updated France’s nuclear doctrine as Russia’s war against Ukraine grinds into a fifth year and Nato allies worry about Washington’s wavering commitment to Europe. “We must strengthen our nuclear deterrent in the face of multiple threats, and we must consider our deterrence strategy deep within the European continent, with full respect for our sovereignty,” Macron said. He announced “the gradual implementation of what I would call advanced deterrence”. Macron announced a series of concrete measures in a bid to bolster Europe’s security as France’s allies are concerned that a possible win by the eurosceptic far-right National Rally part...

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ISLAMABAD: Amid disruption to LNG imports from Qatar, the government on Monday decided to keep translating the impact of rising global oil prices to consumers under the existing fortnightly pass-through mechanism to avoid a fiscal bulge amid close monitoring of supplies. A meeting of the newly created 18-member cabinet committee, constituted by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to monitor petroleum prices in the wake of the emerging situation in the region, was told that petrol and diesel stocks in the country were sufficient for almost a 30-day cover but Qatar Gas had closed its liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility after it came under Iranian attack. Official communication from Doha about the latest situation was, however, still awaited. LNG supplies would nevertheless not be available beyond a few cargoes that had already crossed the Strait of Hormuz towards Karachi. The 18-member cabinet body constituted by the prime minister included the ministers for petroleum and power; the State Bank of Pakistan governor; ...