Tech experts and stakeholders have urged the government to continue its facilitation for digital entrepreneurs and freelancers and provide them facilities for funding transactions in terms of international payment gateway or alternative payment channels. The government has been asked for establishing a facility for freelancers to receive international payments. Pakistani IT entrepreneurs, e-commerce traders and […]
The SITE Association of Industry (SAI) has made an urgent appeal to the prime minister to withdraw the recently promulgated Income Tax Ordinance (Ordinance No IV of 2025), citing serious concerns over its constitutionality and adverse impact on the formal business sector. In the appeal made on Friday, SAI President Ahmed Azeem Alvi acknowledged the […]
Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday chaired a meeting to prioritise projects under the upcoming Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for fiscal year 2025-26. Members of the Planning Commission and senior officials of the ministry briefed the minister about the priority projects in different sectors, a news release said. The […]
Nippon Steel Vice Chairman Takahiro Mori is going to Washington next week as the company seeks to win approval of its $15 billion bid for US Steel, a person familiar with the matter said. Semaphor, which first reported news of the visit, said Mori would meet with Trump administration officials during the trip. Former president […]
In a country grappling with economic stagnation and rising inequality, one would expect development spending to be the last thing sacrificed. Yet, the latest government figures reveal that only Rs449 billion was spent during the first ten months of the current fiscal year — less than half of the budgeted Rs1.1 trillion under the federally-funded Public […]
Realpolitik prioritises practical pursuit of national interests, but do these interests – often framed as the nation’s — truly benefit the people? Do the people’s needs, welfare and potential prosperity justify war? Moreover, who, if anyone, truly wins in war? Is the loser always the ultimate loser, and the winner always the ultimate victor? Are there […]
The one big constant of Pakistan, India foreign policy has been the Kashmir dispute. Both countries have fought wars over the issue; and as the current circumstances indicate, both countries find little reason not to do this again. What has happened so far should be viewed as implementation stage in the two countries’ foreign policy. […]
Every province in Pakistan possesses a nearly complete set of environmental laws, rules and regulations. However, their enforcement is largely absent. The primary reason cited by each province is typically the lack of a robust enforcement mechanism. Now, Punjab stands alone as the province that cannot offer this excuse. It has recently established its Environment […]
Zach Bryan has removed the track “Memphis; The Blues” from his latest album The Great American Bar Scene following a public rift with co-writer and collaborator John Moreland. The move came after Moreland appeared to criticise Bryan’s reported $350 million music deal in a now-deleted Instagram post, calling him “the f—ing off-brand version of me.” […]
Ministry of Religious Affairs has resumed the Hajj operation following the announcement of a ceasefire between Pakistan and India, and the reopening of Pakistan’s airspace, Express News reported. Last night, following Indian missile attacks on three Pakistan Air Force bases by India, which were intercepted by the country’s air defence systems, Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) […]