In the past, Torkham handled daily traffic of around 10,000 people, 500 to 700 freight and passenger vehicles. Torkham Border. Photo: file PESHAWAR: The Torkham border post, a vital artery for trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan, has been closed to all movement and commercial activity for over four months, since mid-October last year. The shutdown, […]
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RAWALPINDI: As the holy month of Ramazan approaches, the Sehri and Iftar Market has been set up in the 200-year-old Kartarpura Central Bazaar, a historic market dating back to the pre-Partition era of the subcontinent. For 80 years, this Sehri Bazaar has been serving a variety of delicious and spicy traditional dishes every Ramazan. The
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With limited space for subsidies and heavy reliance on indirect taxation, future fiscal measures could put upward pressure on prices, particularly affecting urban consumers. Photo (file) RAWALPINDI: Representatives of 15 major essential commodity and food trade bodies – including vegetable, fruit, meat, milk, grocery, chicken, egg, baker, hotel and tandoor unions – have announced a
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KARACHI: The two factions of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) have grown even further apart, with political observers suggesting that the groups led by Mustafa Kamaml and Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui have now virtually separated from each other. However, senior party leader Anees Qaimkhani said differences of opinion may arise but Muttahida remains united. A faction
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The IMF will also be informed of privatization efforts, including developments related to the PIA. The government has recognized the need for a mini-budget if revenues do not meet expectations by the end of December 2025, according to the IMF. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: Negotiations between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will begin in
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The IMF will also be informed of privatization efforts, including developments related to the PIA. The government has recognized the need for a mini-budget if revenues do not meet expectations by the end of December 2025, according to the IMF. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: Negotiations between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will begin in
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Iqbal will visit Dhaka and represent the government and people of Pakistan at the event Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal. PHOTO: APPLICATION ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal will represent Pakistan at the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected Prime Minister of Bangladesh on February 17. According to sources, the new Prime
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Welcoming FDS-Government agreement, UN envoy calls for stability and protection of Kurdish rights Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad at the UN Security Council session. PHOTO: RADIOPAK THE UNITED NATIONS: Welcoming the recent agreement between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish-led coalition of ethnic militias, Pakistan
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He declares that the nation will face the challenges by being united and strong; Mocks Imran, says ex-PM cries after two years in prison President Asif Zardari addresses a public rally in Nawazabad in Rahim Yar Khan district. Photo: APP RAHIM YAR KHAN: President Asif Ali Zardari said that the main challenge facing the country
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. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Prime Minister Ishaq Dar interact with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, 2025. Courtesy: Foreign Office/X ISLAMABAD: As US President Donald Trump prepares to unveil details of a UN-authorized stabilization force for Gaza, Pakistan is deliberately keeping its stance
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