The men were convicted over alleged plan to stage coup and organise deadly demonstrations over fuel prices last yearTwo Russian men have been found guilty by an Angolan court of terrorism and spying after being accused of planning a coup and helping...

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Petrol Pumps Owners Association (APPPOA) on Tuesday announced a nationwide strike from Wednesday night after negotiations with the government over daily petroleum pricing failed. Speaking to the media after a meeting with...

<p>THREE reports last Friday — a <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2016027">widening food trade gap</a>, return to a <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2016383">current account deficit</a>, and the government’s shift to <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2016227">daily fuel pricing amid renewed Gulf tensions</a> — reveal how fragile Pakistan’s external sector remains, despite the recent macroeconomic stabilisation.</p> <p>The headline current account deficit of just $139m in FY26 appear

<p>KARACHI: The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) has written a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, expressing concern over the city’s worsening water crisis and urging the federal government to ensure the early completion of the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2013662">K-IV water supply project.</a></p> <p>In the letter, JI-Karachi chief Monem Zafar referred to a report presented before a National Assembly committee, which indicated that the first phase of the K-IV project — expected to supply 2

<p>Chaos of Capita-run scheme has left some people waiting up to a year for payments and in financial hardship</p><p>Retired civil servants have been failed by the decision to outsource their pension scheme, the government has admitted, and the maladministration meant some were left <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jan/29/civil-service-pension-scheme-csps-delays-loans-capita-mycsp">waiting up to a year </a>for payments.</p><p>Multiple members of the civil service pension scheme, r

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<figure class='media w-full sm:w-full media--center media--uneven media--stretch' data-original-src='https://i.dawn.com/large/2026/07/201028174ac0143.webp'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src='https://i.dawn.com/large/2026/07/201028174ac0143.webp' alt='' /></picture></div> </figure> <p>Confronted by escalating tensions in the Middle East and repeated disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Pakistan has begun taking concrete steps to establi

<p>Every year, as the sugarcane crushing season approaches, Pakistan finds itself trapped in the same debate. Farmers demand higher cane prices to offset rising production costs. Sugar mills argue that increased procurement prices make sugar commercially unviable. Governments intervene to broker settlements, while consumers brace for higher retail prices.</p> <p>By the end of the season, all of them have negotiated a price. Yet almost no one asks the most important question: why does Pakistan co

Move aimed at preserving at least three months of import cover Petrol, diesel prices to be revised only on working days Ogra to now publish working details on its website Govt to retain control over levy, climate levy, customs duty, deemed duty,...