By Saleem Ahmed QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani security forces on Wednesday repulsed a gun and bomb attack by militants on a complex outside the strategic port of Gwadar, which …
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KABUL/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Afghanistan’s Taliban said on Monday that Pakistan carried out two air strikes on its territory, killing five women and three children, and it fired heavy weapons at Pakistani forces …
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By Humeyra Pamuk and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Wednesday condemned internet shutdowns in Pakistan, including restrictions on social media platforms, and urged the Pakistani …
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By Asif Shahzad and Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The deal between two Pakistani parties to form a coalition government will be based on conditional support from one of them, …
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US concerned about reports of intimidation, voter suppression in Pakistan election, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is concerned about reports of intimidation and voter suppression in Pakistan’s election, the White House said on Thursday after reports of protests in some …
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By David Brunnstrom, Charlotte Greenfield and Krishn Kaushik WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pakistan’s election has been remarkable in producing a result disappointing to most of its foreign partners and rivals, with …
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By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam and Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Khan were sentenced to seven years in prison and fined on …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund faces tough choices on how to deal with Pakistan after the February election and how to assess the country’s debt situation, a former …
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KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -Pakistan’s consumer price index (CPI) for December rose 29.7% from a year before, data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday. The country of 241 …
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KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – The World Bank’s board of executive directors approved $350 million in financing for the Second Resilient Institutions for Sustainable Economy (RISE-II) operation in Pakistan on Tuesday. …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistan court on Tuesday overturned a conviction for graft of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his lawyer said, removing one of the last …
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By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam and Ariba Shahid KARACHI (Reuters) -Pakistan’s central bank kept its key rate unchanged at a record 22% on Tuesday as it waits for the effects of …
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By Ariba Shahid KARACHI (Reuters) – Pakistan’s central bank is expected to hold its key rate steady at a fourth straight policy meeting on Tuesday, with inflation forecast to start …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -A Pakistan court overturned the conviction of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a corruption case on Wednesday, his lawyer said, removing one of the …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -The IMF said on Wednesday it had reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistan on the first review of a $3 billion bailout, which will unlock …
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By Ariba Shahid and Mohammad Yunus Yawar KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – After living in Pakistan for years, thousands of Afghans have gone into hiding to escape a government order to …
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KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s central bank has met an end-September deadline for a forward book target of $4.2 billion agreed with the IMF, and is comfortably placed to meet …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s election commission has questioned the neutrality of the country’s caretaker government tasked with holding national elections, saying it appears to be aligned with …
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KARACHI (Reuters) -Pakistan’s central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged at 22% on Thursday, surprising analysts who had been expecting it to try to tame inflation and support the …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s jail remand related to charges of leaking state secrets was extended by two weeks on Wednesday, his lawyer said. …
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By Ariba Shahid KARACHI (Reuters) – Pakistan’s central bank is expected to hike rates when it meets to decide on policy on Thursday as it seeks to tackle sky-high inflation …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior U.S. diplomat Victoria Nuland spoke on Tuesday with Pakistani Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani and discussed the importance of “timely, free and fair …
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By Ariba Shahid KARACHI (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) representative in Pakistan on Wednesday said that the reform process to which the government had agreed required the country …
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KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s rupee closed at 299.6 against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday in the interbank market, touching a record low for the second day in a row, …
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By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A passenger train derailed in southern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 80, local broadcaster Geo reported citing …