The Sharif wedding has hit the headlines once again and for all the wrong reasons! Social media was ablaze with images of the bride and groom and most importantly, the bride in waiting, our Chief Minister...
PAKISTAN’S tax effort appears to have plateaued. Or so the latest IMF projections stress. After a jump of 1.4 percentage points in the tax-to-GDP ratio to 10.3pc in FY25, largely through additional revenue-enhancing measures that mostly...
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Historical footprints
PAKISTAN’s list of derelict heritage sites and monuments is exhaustive and depressing. The Municipal Public Library in Bannu is the latest victim of the...
Downwards Spiral
India-Bangladesh relations appear to be entering a dangerous downward spiral, with little indication that tempers will cool anytime soon. In the wake of the...
A way out
AFTER the weekend deliberations in the federal capital concluded with both the opposition and government camps calling for dialogue, some political ‘in-betweeners’ have also chimed in with helpful...
Psychology of povertyPsychology of poverty
“Poverty is an ethical concept, not a statistical one”. — John Wall, World Bank, 2006IN nuclear-powered Pakistan nearly 40-50 per cent of the country’s...
Pakistan Still Lags Behind An Inclusive, Future-Ready Tech Ecosystem in 2025
Pakistan’s ambition to build a digitally empowered economy received a wake up call this week as policymakers, industry leaders, academics and global experts confronted...
Libya’s top military chief killed in plane crash in Turkiye
The Libyan army’s chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, died in a plane crash on Tuesday after leaving Turkiye’s capital Ankara as well...
YouTuber Ducky Bhai’s request to return channel, mobile phones rejected
A judicial magistrate on Tuesday dismissed a request of YouTuber Saadur Rehman alias Ducky Bhai seeking release of his YouTube channel and mobile phones...
Pakistan Navy launches fourth Hangor submarine Ghazi
Pakistan Navy has launched its fourth Hangor-class submarine, PNS Ghazi, at the Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group’s Shuangliu facility in Wuhan, China. This step marks...
Coca-Cola holds last-ditch talks in bid to salvage Costa Coffee sale
The Proposed sale of Costa Coffee by U.S. soft drinks company Coca-Cola is at risk of collapsing, with the company holding last-ditch talks this...
Trump launches gold card visa program with a $1mln price tag
President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled the “Trump Gold Card,” a new fast-track immigration pathway that allows foreign nationals to secure expedited US residency...
Pakistan’s P-282 SMASH ASBM Hits Target Ship at Sea
The Pakistani Navy tested the P-282 SMASH ship-launched ballistic missile from a Zulfiqar-class frigate, achieving a direct hit on a target ship at sea.The...