Pakistan

Crisis leaves thousands of widows, patients & poor families without financial support

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Special campaign launched to bridge gaps in low-performing areas

Traders demand clear policy as 'erratic' shutdowns continue for a week

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Over 4,100 cases filed in three months as family courts see rising burden

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Rwandan High Commissioner to Pakistan Fatou Harerimana called on Chairman Senate Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in Multan, where both sides discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties.

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Minister of State for Finance Bilal Azhar Kayani has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to simplifying Pakistan’s tax regime and promoting ease of doing business.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held separate telephone conversations with Canada’s Foreign Minister Anita Anand and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday, focusing on evolving regional developments.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Qatar are in an advanced stage of discussions for the supply of at least four cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG), which could pass through the Strait of Hormuz, sources told Dawn on Sunday. They also said that after facing criticism over loadshedding even before the start of summer, the Power Division had already placed an order to the Petroleum Division for arranging around 400 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for power generation. LNG imports to Pakistan were disrupted early last month after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid a war in the Middle East, which began with US-Israel attacks on Iran. In retaliatory action, Iran targeted fuel installations in some of the Gulf countries that had US assets and bases. It was against this backdrop that Qatar declared force majeure early last month in all its global LNG contracts, including those with Pakistan. Sources told Dawn that due to the resultant fuel and electricity shortfall, the Power Divisio...

Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal has said that if the Iran conflict had continued, oil prices could have surged beyond Rs 600 per litre, potentially causing economic instability in 193 countries.

Dozens of Chinese-made humanoid robots showed off their fast-improving athleticism and autonomous navigation skills as they whizzed past ​human runners in a half-marathon race in Beijing on Sunday, highlighting the sector’s rapid technical advances. The race’s inaugural edition last year was riddled with ‌mishaps, and most robots were unable to finish. Last year’s champion robot recorded a time of 2 hours 40 minutes, more than double the time of the human winner of the conventional race. This year’s contrast was stark. Not only had the number of participating teams increased from 20 to more than 100, but several robot frontrunners were noticeably faster than professional athletes, beating the ​human winners by more than 10 minutes. Unlike last year, nearly half of the robot entrants navigated the tougher terrain autonomously instead of being directed by ​remote control during the 21-km (13-mile) race. The robots and 12,000 men and women ran on parallel tracks to avoid collisions. The winning ⁠robot, developed...

Religious scholar and lecturer Muhammad Ali Mirza narrowly escaped a gun attack on Sunday after an unidentified assailant opened fire outside his academy in Jhelum.

Senior Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Khawaja Saad Rafique has said that Pakistan is gaining recognition at the international level and its strength and capabilities are being acknowledged by the world.

Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held a telephone conversation with Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski on Saturday, during which both sides agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation across multiple sectors.

A special meeting chaired by President Nawaz Sharif and Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif in Lahore reviewed progress on the Murree Protection and Rehabilitation Plan on Sunday.