Shehbaz Sharif, frontrunner as next Pakistani PM, seen as 'can-do' administratorThe younger brother of three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz, 70, led a successful bid by the opposition in parliament to topple ...
10 Apr, 2022, 08.47 AM IST
Shehbaz Sharif, frontrunner as next Pakistan PM, seen as 'can-do' administratorAnalysts say Shehbaz, unlike Nawaz, enjoys amicable relations with Pakistan's military, which traditionally controls foreign and defence po...
08 Apr, 2022, 09.49 PM IST
International airlines initiate probe against Pakistani pilots, staff after reports of fake licence emerge: ReportLast week, cash-strapped Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) grounded 150 pilots with "dubious licenses" after the preliminary probe repo...
29 Jun, 2020, 03.31 PM IST
China, Pakistan expand business at Economic CorridorPakistan wants to develop hydrocarbon and petrochemical complexes in Gwadar, besides boosting the fisheries sector through the port.
22 Jan, 2019, 08.39 AM IST
Pakistan's incoming captain must steady the shipThe new prime minister's immediate priority has to be to correct imbalances.
26 Jul, 2018, 03.01 PM IST
Ousted Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif flying home to face jail, authorities lock down LahoreAuthorities have mobilised more than 10,000 police officers ahead of their arrival and plan to block roads with shipping containers to shut...
13 Jul, 2018, 11.32 AM IST
Russia dubs Pakistan report on CPEC as propagandaThe issue of Russian role in Af-Pak region would be discussed by senior Russian envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov in Amritsar.
30 Nov, 2016, 12.52 AM IST
India ready for truck with seamless South Asia tradeThe vehicle that’s coming to Delhi via Kolkata will file a bill of entry at the Inland Customs Depot in Patparganj in the capital before it...
05 Sep, 2016, 03.44 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi returns to regional diplomacy; Afghanistan-Pakistan visit drives home need for cooperationThis narrative of regional cooperation is anchored in an old subcontinental economy where various regions were a prosperous link to each ot...
26 Dec, 2015, 05.42 AM IST
Russia offers to build pipeline for gas exports to Pakistan: ReportRussia, the second largest producer of natural gas, is looking for alternatives and has already signed a multi-billion-dollar energy deal w...
02 Dec, 2015, 03.45 PM IST
Independence Day drives cross-border bhaicharaApart from these cross border initiatives, e-retailer Amazon plans to give India's ex-service personnel something with the launch of its ta...
15 Aug, 2015, 12.08 PM IST
Five areas where Pakistan will benefit from the China president, Xi Jinping's visitHere is a list of areas where Pakistan may benefit if all the projects proposed by China for Pakistan are implemented during Xi Jinping's v...
20 Apr, 2015, 03.44 PM IST
Russia to invest $2 billion to build pipeline in PakistanA formal agreement will be signed next month. In return for the investment, Russian firms will be awarded the contract to build the pipelin...
18 Apr, 2015, 02.58 PM IST
Pakistan, Russia sign $1.7 billion gas pipeline deal, improve tiesEarlier, Russia lifted arms sales embargo to Pakistan, and a "final go ahead" was given for the purchase of Russian helicopter gunships.
23 Dec, 2014, 02.32 PM IST
Gail may supply more LNG to fuel Pakistan power plantsIndia and Pakistan are exploring the option of negotiating a gas supply deal after Pak cos told Gail that they need more liquid gas.
17 Sep, 2013, 05.06 AM IST
- Chinese firm to invest $ 1.7 bn in transit system in Lahore
'New bus terminals and depots will be set up in different parts of Lahore to implement a "transport action plan" in an effective manner.'
27 Apr, 2011, 11.20 AM IST
- Govt lines up Rs 1 lakh cr for Metro projects
Government will pump in over Rs 1 lakh crore in the Metro rail projects that are under consideration for major cities in the country.
06 Jun, 2009, 01.49 AM IST