Ismail Dilawar

2 days ago | arab.news | Nour El-Shaeri |Mohammed Al-Kinani |Ismail Dilawar

KARACHI: Pakistan is expected to receive a $1 billion loan disbursement from the IMF today, Tuesday, as part of a larger $7 billion bailout agreement, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said. The IMF last Friday approved a fresh $1.4 billion loan to Pakistan under its climate resilience fund and approved the first review of its $7 billion program, freeing about $1 billion in cash. The review approval brings disbursements to $2 billion within the $7 billion program.

2 days ago | arab.news | Ismail Dilawar |Kashif Imran |Rehmat Mehsud |Hasaan Ali Khan

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday India has only “paused its military action” against Pakistan and would “retaliate on its own terms” if there is any future militant attack on the country. His comments were the first since Saturday’s understanding between India and Pakistan to stop all military actions on land, in the air and at the sea in a US-brokered ceasefire.

2 days ago | arab.news | Ismail Dilawar |Hasaan Ali Khan |Saima Shabbir

Indian army says talks with Pakistan’s military operations chief delayed /node/2600412/pakistan May 12, 2025 14:23 Indian army says talks with Pakistan’s military operations chief delayed There were no reports of explosions or projectiles overnight, with Indian army saying Sunday was first peaceful night in recent days Before ceasefire on Saturday, Pakistan and India had fought with missiles and drones during four days of intense confrontation last week ISLAMABAD: India and Pakistan have...

2 days ago | arab.news | Saima Shabbir |Ismail Dilawar |Hasaan Ali Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday welcomed the decision by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) group, which has been locked in bloody conflict with the Turkish state for more than four decades, to disband and end its armed struggle. Since the PKK launched its insurgency in 1984, the conflict has killed more than 40,000 people, exerted a huge economic burden and fueled social tensions. The PKK is designated a terrorist group by Turkiye and its Western allies.

2 days ago | arab.news | Ismail Dilawar |Hasaan Ali Khan

CHAKOTHI, AZAD KASHMIR: Shops began reopening in Azad Kashmir on Sunday (May 11) after India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire along their contested border, but residents expressed doubts about how long the peace would last without a political solution to the decades-old Kashmir dispute. The border town of Chakothi, which had borne the brunt of recent cross-border shelling, showed tentative signs of normalcy as shopkeepers returned to assess damage and restart businesses.