Author: Ahmed Mukhtar Naqshbandi

Sheikh Haibatullah has been meeting with other Key Taliban leaders in Kandahar this week.
Other key positions in the government are expected to go to Sirajuddin Haqqani’s group.
Other Taliban leaders expected to receive cabinet posts.

Inflation rates rises by 0.06% on a month-on-month basis.
Core inflation slows to 6.3% in urban areas in August.
Analysts expect the State Bank of Pakistan to maintain the policy rate in September.

Pakistan cricket selectors have named a 20-player squad for the three ICC Cricket World Cup Super League One-Day Internationals against…

Shaheen Afridi says he is in no hurry to get married at the moment, is focusing on cricket.
The fast bowler is to tie the knot with Shahid Afridi’s eldest daughter.
Shaheen Afridi says he will think about marriage in the future.

FBR to achieve annual tax collection target of Rs5,829 billion comfortably, PM Imran Khan.
Premier shares tax collection figures from July and August – the first two months of the current fiscal year.
Says FBR exceeded its own target by 23%.

The previous record of the highest LNG price was that of $15.93 per unit (22.13pc of Brent) from Qatar Petroleum for Aug 29-30 delivery

Islamabad’s envoy in Kabul says both countries and the region will benefit from stability

ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Bajwa on Tuesday vowed to foil the sinister designs of elements trying…