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Crucial $1.1 billion IMF deal eludes Pakistan for now; talks continue
With the nuclear-armed nation in the grip of a full-blown economic crisis, the IMF talks are aimed at unlocking at least $1.1 billion of stalled funding as part of a $6.5 billion bailout signed in 2019.
Published on Feb 11, 2023 09:40 PM IST
Reuters |
IMF mission to visit Pakistan this month to discuss stalled bailout programme
Pakistan secured a $6 billion IMF bailout in 2019, which was topped up with another $1 billion last year, but the lender then stalled disbursements in November due to Pakistan's failure to make more progress on fiscal consolidation and economic reforms.
Published on Jan 26, 2023 10:25 PM IST
Reuters |
US bars staff from visiting Islamabad's Marriott Hotel citing 'possible attack'
Pakistan's capital was already placed on high alert following a suicide bombing earlier this week.
Updated on Dec 25, 2022 10:39 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Shubhangi Gupta
Pak PM's self-exiled son hugs him as he returns home after 4 years. Watch
Suleman's return comes after the Islamabad HC had directed him to surrender by Tuesday while hearing his protective bail plea in money laundering cases.
Published on Dec 12, 2022 10:31 AM IST
Nisha Anand | Edited by Swati Bhasin
Nearly 300 shops gutted after massive fire in Pakistan's Islamabad
The blaze started near Gate No 7 of the Bazaar where second-hand clothes and carpets are sold, according to various media reports.
Published on Dec 07, 2022 11:23 PM IST
PTI |
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan, sons get additional security cover
Although Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has its coalition government in Punjab province, the party is not trusting Punjab police after the assassination attempt on his life in which he suffered bullet injuries to his right leg last week in Wazirabad area, some 150kms from Lahore.
Published on Nov 12, 2022 01:03 AM IST
PTI |
Massive fire breaks out at Centaurus Mall in Pakistan’s Islamabad | Videos
Video footage broadcast on Pakistani news channels showed smoke billowing from the tower.
Updated on Oct 09, 2022 11:45 PM IST
Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
'You're not fooling anybody...' Jaishankar responds to US F-16 package for Pak
The remarks were made when the Indian minister was questioned by the audience on US action on F-16 fighter jets with Pakistan.
Updated on Sep 26, 2022 04:47 PM IST
ANI |
India slams Pakistan on minority rights: ‘Ironic that Islamabad even raises it’
Slamming Pakistan foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto's comments on "Islamophobia in India", India's joint secretary at the UN Srinivas Gotru said, "For a country that has even stopped publishing its data to hide its shameful record, it is amazing that they have even brought up the subject.
Published on Sep 22, 2022 06:02 AM IST
Islamabad high court drops terrorism charges against former Pak PM Imran Khan
Imran Khan was booked under the Anti-Terrorism Act in a terrorism case on the complaint of Islamabad Saddar Magistrate Ali Javed for threatening a female judge of the federal capital.
Published on Sep 19, 2022 04:33 PM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar
Pakistan floods: Aid pours in amid massive devastation, deaths cross 1,200 mark
The ninth flight from the United Arab Emirates and the first from Uzbekistan were the latest to land in Islamabad overnight as a military-backed rescue operation elsewhere in the country reached more of the 3 million people affected by the disaster.
Published on Sep 02, 2022 10:45 PM IST
AP |
Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif talks of 'permanent peace' with India: ‘War not an option’
Sharif made the comments while speaking to a delegation of students from Harvard University.
Published on Aug 20, 2022 06:55 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Pak cop's nose, lips mutilated by husband for having affair with his wife
Constable Qasim Hayat was subjected to severe torture before the main accused along with his accomplices cut off his nose, ears and lips on Sunday in Jhang district, police said.
Updated on Aug 01, 2022 08:06 PM IST
PTI |
Over 1,000 Chinese nationals in Islamabad to inform cops about their movement
The decision was taken during a meeting held to review the performance of the recently-established District Foreign Security Cell by Islamabad Police for the security of foreigners, especially Chinese nationals, the Dawn newspaper reported.
Published on Jun 16, 2022 09:25 PM IST
PTI |
Pakistan govt bans wedding ceremonies in Islamabad after 10pm to conserve energy
Pakistan, which is facing a worsening power crisis, has taken various steps to bring down the consumption of electricity to reduce load shedding, will now ban wedding functions after 10 pm in Islamabad with effect from June 8, Geo News reported.
Updated on Jun 08, 2022 06:37 PM IST
PTI |
Pak security agencies on high alert amid Imran Khan's assassination plot rumours
Imran Khan is yet to announce the date for the next round of 'Azadi March' amid his massive quest to secure an election date before his return to the National Assembly.
Published on Jun 05, 2022 09:34 AM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Kunal Gaurav
Imran Khan's Azadi march: Army deployed, Islamabad turns into battleground
Imran Khan has reached the D chowk of Islamabad in the early hours on Thursday. Pakistan's Geo News reported its office came under the attack of the PTI workers injuring some media workers. No police personnel were present outside of the building for its security, it reported.
Published on May 26, 2022 05:57 AM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Poulomi Ghosh
Daily brief: No comments, India on Pakistan's political crises
Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.
Published on Apr 07, 2022 08:59 PM IST
PM Imran Khan launches Pakistan's first-ever National Security Policy
“The policy puts economic security at the core. A stronger economy would create additional resources which would then be distributed to further bolster military and human security,” said Imran Khan referring to Pakistan's National Security Policy.
Published on Jan 14, 2022 01:42 PM IST
PTI | , Islamabad
Body of kidnapped Pakistani-American woman found, ex-husband confesses killing
According to the sources, Habib said that he had killed Swati on October 16 and buried her body in Hangu.
Published on Dec 26, 2021 12:21 PM IST
ANI | , New Delhi
Pakistan authority cancels land allotment for Hindu temple in Islamabad
This comes as reports of discrimination and attacks on religious minorities have surged in the country.
Updated on Nov 10, 2021 02:20 AM IST
ANI | hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
After petrol and sugar, electricity rates hiked in inflation-hit Pakistan
Pakistan: This comes after the latest surge in petroleum prices. According to a finance ministry notification, with the ₹8.03 increase, the new price of petrol has been fixed at ₹145.82 per litre, which has come into effect from November 5.
Published on Nov 06, 2021 12:23 PM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
‘Always been there’: Imran Khan thanks Saudi Arabia on receiving $3 billion aid
Pakistan's prime minister Imran Khan had on Monday met Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on the sidelines of the Middle East Green Initiative (MGI) summit in Riyadh.
Updated on Oct 27, 2021 01:01 PM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
After Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, terror attacks in Pak highest in 4 years
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an offshoot terror outfit of the Taliban, is believed to have been ‘encouraged’ by the developments next door.
Published on Sep 28, 2021 12:10 PM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Islamabad 'fears' rise in violence along Afghan-Pak border, here's why
Pakistan's government has said that its influence over the movement has waned, particularly since the Taliban grew in confidence once Washington announced the date for the complete withdrawal of US and other foreign troops.
Published on Sep 01, 2021 06:46 AM IST
Reuters |
Pakistan to rent out PM’s official house to manage 'financial crunch': Report
Imran Khan had vacated his official residence in Islamabad after the Pakistan government announced in August 2019 its plan to convert the prime minister's house into a state-of-the-art federal educational institution.
Published on Aug 04, 2021 07:18 AM IST
ANI | | Edited by Joydeep Bose, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Former Pakistan PM opposes government bid to delay PoK elections
Pakistan's coronavirus-monitoring body had earlier suggested postponing the upcoming PoK elections by two months. But former prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said that his party would not let the federal government "steal" the people's mandate
Published on Jun 01, 2021 10:01 AM IST
ANI |
Pakistan faces third Covid-19 wave. Low oxygen chokes Islamabad hospitals
The situation in Islamabad seems to be particularly precarious as the largest medical facility here, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), is struggling with low oxygen pressure amidst a tidal wave of Covid-19 patients
Published on Apr 23, 2021 03:13 PM IST
ANI |
Ramadan 2021: Saudi Arabia, India, others that may begin fasts from Tuesday
Ramadan 2021: From Saudi Arabia to Asian countries like India and Pakistan and Western nations like USA and UK, here is a list of regions that begin fasting from Tuesday after sighting the crescent moon
Updated on Apr 12, 2021 07:03 PM IST
Zarafshan Shiraz
Strong tremors in Delhi-NCR: What we know so far
According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the epicentre of the earthquake was in Tajikistan, with a depth of 80km. According to the initial reports. no loss of life or property was reported so far.
Updated on Feb 13, 2021 06:47 AM IST
hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
