A letter has been addressed both to Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi and Islamabad High Court (IHC) Acting Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar on behalf of former prime minister Imran Khan to bring to their attention “the continuing disregard by the authorities of the law and the Constitution”. It said Imran Khan is presently facing […]
An Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft ‘inadvertently’ dropped a tank that fell on a house in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district on Friday, causing severe damage to the property but no injuries or casualties were reported, the Indian media said. The IAF launched an inquiry into the incident and said that it regretted the damage caused […]
As New Delhi hammers the panic button while turning a blind eye to simmering discontent in the occupied valley, Indian forces have launched yet another crackdown on innocent Kashmiri Muslims in the Indian-Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). According to sources, civilians are being deliberately targeted in a thinly veiled attempt to sweep state failures […]
The fourth meeting of the China-Pakistan Joint Working Group on Agriculture was convened in Beijing earlier this week. The meeting was co-chaired by senior officials from the Department of International Cooperation of China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the federal secretary of Pakistan’s Ministry of National Food Security and Research. The meeting primarily […]
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, met with the Fitch Ratings team in Washington, DC, on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Spring Meetings. According to a press statement released on Friday, the finance minister expressed gratitude to Fitch Ratings for upgrading Pakistan’s sovereign credit rating from CCC+ to B-, […]
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has launched a major research initiative under its Research, Regulatory Insight & Advocacy Assistance (RRI&A) project, in collaboration with the Lahore School of Economics (LSE) and the University of Chicago. The study, titled “SME Finance and Lending in Pakistan,” seeks to understand why Pakistani SMEs remain underrepresented […]
The business community has sought government’s intervention to protect investors from alleged harassment by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). The issue has been raised in the past as well. The FBR “has become a symbol of fear, which is still haunting investors”, business leaders said, adding that policy inconsistency was also a cause for […]
Former NFL player Antonio Brown has publicly called out NBA superstar LeBron James for his response to controversial remarks made by rapper Kevin Gates about James’ wife, Savannah. Brown voiced his opinion on social media, suggesting that James should have confronted Gates directly instead of posting a subtle response online. Kevin Gates recently commented on […]
Pakistan’s longstanding battle with tuberculosis (TB) has taken a dire turn, with the country now ranking fifth globally in the number of TB cases and fourth in drug-resistant TB. In Sindh, the situation is becoming increasingly grim, with Baldia Town in Karachi emerging as a critical hotspot. What makes this crisis even more tragic is […]
What does it truly mean for a country to be developed? For years, the focus was on growing economies – more factories, more highways, bigger GDP. But as many have come to realise, true development is not just about numbers; it’s about people. It’s about improving lives, especially for those who are often left behind. […]