Former Australian Test batsman Damien Martyn has been rushed to hospital in an induced coma after being diagnosed with meningitis, media reports said Wednesday. The 54-year-old, who played 67 Tests between 1992 and 2006 and 208 one-day internationals, was admitted on Boxing Day last week after falling ill while lying down. Australian media said he […]
Gold prices in Pakistan declined sharply on Tuesday, tracking losses in the international bullion market amid profit-taking following a strong year-end rally. In the local market, the price of gold per tola dropped by Rs10,700 to settle at Rs459,462, according to rates released by the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA). Similarly, the price […]
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has released its Quarterly Report on Payment Systems, highlighting growth in digital transactions and continued expansion of the country’s payment ecosystem during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025-26. According to an official statement issued on Tuesday, total payment volumes increased to 2.8 billion transactions in the quarter, reflecting […]
The government on Tuesday approved a 3.7% economic growth rate for the first quarter of the current fiscal year on the back of growth across all major sectors of the economy, beating its own official reports of severe damage to agriculture caused by the “devastating floods”. The National Accounts Committee (NAC), the government body mandated […]
A miscellaneous petition has been filed in Lahore High Court (LHC) by Advocate Azhar Siddique, challenging the notification that allows kite-flying activities on February 6, 7 and 8. The petitioner contended that the notification poses a serious threat to public safety. It was pointed out that a young girl and a youth were recently critically […]
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday flagged massive financial irregularities involving the National Highway Authority (NHA), revealing that Rs26.4 billion in toll tax dues remain unpaid while another Rs16 billion could not be recovered from overloaded trucks, causing significant losses to the national exchequer. The PAC meeting, chaired by Moeen Amir Pirzada, reviewed audit […]
An emotive and intense debate has followed the unceremonious removal of Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri of the Islamabad High Court by a Division Bench of the same court headed by its Chief Justice. The decision has sharply divided legal circles. While a section of the bar has welcomed the verdict as swift and necessary to […]
The counterterrorism template has been amended significantly in 2025 through drone operations. The drone technology has not only enhanced the reach of LEAs but has also transformed the response of military and paramilitary forces in selective regions of the country. This however is attached with pitfalls and potential operational susceptibilities as well. Most importantly, the […]
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our time. Yet a parallel crisis is unfolding in silence. It does not rise from melting ice or rising seas. It comes instead from the rapid spread of digital technologies that touch nearly every part of modern life. This shift is so deep and far-reaching that […]
Over the decades, the policy of Pakistan towards its western neighbour has been based on one simple assumption: a stable government in Afghanistan will eventually lead to peace in the region. Much political and security prices were paid by Islamabad and a lot of international criticism too was taken in the hope that Afghanistan must […]