The government’s focus on improving agricultural productivity through input support and financial access led to higher credit disbursement and machinery imports in FY2024-25. Agricultural credit rose 16.3% to Rs2,577.3 billion in FY2025, up from Rs2,215.7 billion in FY2024, according to the Monthly Economic Update and Outlook for August 2025. The increase reflects stronger access to […]
The music scene in Pakistan is on the rise. Events and concerts are popping up more frequently across cities in the country. However, people in this space are concerned with the entitlement of crowds who refuse to pay for tickets or find loopholes in attending these events without actually contributing to the culture.This has been […]
Commodore Muhammad Shahnawaz Khan, Commodore Asim Sohail Malik and Commodore Sohail Ahmad Azmie of Pakistan Navy have been promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral. According to a press release of Directorate General Public Relations (Pak Navy), Rear Admiral Muhammad Shahnawaz Khan was commissioned in Supply Branch of Pakistan Navy in 1993. The Flag Officer […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed grief over devastating floods in Pakistan that have killed hundreds of people and displaced over a million. “The Secretary-General is profoundly saddened by the recent floods in northern Pakistan, which have reportedly claimed more than 400 lives,” his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a statement. The disaster, caused by […]
An election tribunal has dismissed election petitions filed by PTI leader Chaudhry Parvez Elahi and his wife Qaisara Elahi against an ECP notification regarding victory of their nephew in elections at a Punjab Assembly constituency. The ECP had declared Chaudhry Salik Hussain the winning candidate at PP-32 constituency in Gujrat. Elahi, whose wife is the […]
Fresh investments in national savings schemes have come to a complete halt due to a major breakdown in the IT system of the Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS). This breakdown has caused billions of rupees in losses to the exchequer and delayed issuance of digital prize bonds. According to sources, the IT system of […]
Wheat and flour prices have climbed steeply in Karachi and Hyderabad, adding to the strain of already high food inflation. In Karachi, wholesale wheat has risen from Rs62 per kg in July to Rs90, pushing flour rates well past Rs100. In Hyderabad, the increase has been sharper still, with flour jumping by Rs17 per kg […]
As if Israel’s previously documented atrocities in Gaza were not enough, we have now learnt from the UN that at least 21,000 children have been left disabled since the current conflict began 23 months ago. That is over half of the 40,500 children who have suffered war-related injuries at the hands of Israel and its […]
To whom it may concern-II The Imperial British sought to prove superiority over their colonised Indian subjects by ridiculing or ignoring the country’s rich artistic legacy. The Indus Valley civilisation (5000-2500 BC) showcased sophisticated urban planning, but the colonisers refused to acknowledge its advancements. Similarly, the intricate Buddhist iconography (1st Century AD), born out of […]
The SCO Summit ended with a joint declaration condemning Jaffar Express, Khuzdar and Pahalgam terrorist attacks. China and Russia went one step further in offering the Global South a ‘global governance’ system that would “take a clear stand against hegemonism and power politics, and practice true multilateralism”. The Global North, however, is resisting any possibility […]