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Pakistan, Kuwait weigh new oil partnerships

[ Energy ministers review existing ties and explore new areas of collaboration in Kuwait meeting A view shows oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia July 14, 2025. Photo: Reuters KUWAIT: Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik held a meeting in Kuwait with Tariq Sulaiman Al-Roumi, Minister of Oil of … Read more

Aliyev to pardon thousands

Armenia and its longtime arch-foe Azerbaijan committed to peace in a deal brokered by the White House BAKU: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has proposed a mass amnesty that may affect more than 20,000 people, state media reported on Monday. Aliyev submitted a draft amnesty act to Azerbaijan’s parliament, describing the initiative as a gesture of … Read more

India charges militant-groups, 6 men over Pahalgam attack

NIA charges Lashkar-e-Taiba and its offshoot for alleged role in planning, facilitating, executing the attack India’s anti-terrorism agency on Monday charged militant groups and six individuals over an April attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir that killed 26 men, and triggered intense fighting between India and Pakistan. The fighting, the worst between the nuclear-armed neighbours … Read more

Gold, silver prices rise on global gains

[ At current prices, the looted gold is worth around $70 million. PHOTO: PIXABAY KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan rose on Monday, tracking gains in the international market, where spot gold hovered near a seven-week high, supported by a softer dollar and expectations of US interest rate cuts ahead of key economic data. In the … Read more

employer liable to prove misconduct

Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that the primary burden rests on the employer to prove the misconduct of an employee in a dismissal case. “The primary burden rests on the employer to prove the misconduct so that … Read more

Pakistan shifts from aid to investment as economic reforms gain credibility

[ Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks during a Reuters interview at the 2025 annual IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, US, April 25, 2025. Photo: Reuters/ File ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has said Pakistan is no longer seeking aid-based support and is shifting decisively towards trade- and investment-led … Read more