In what appeared to be a high-level intervention to defuse political tensions between the Sindh and Punjab governments, President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday summoned Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi to Karachi for urgent consultations, Express News reported. The move came as a war of words between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), which governs Punjab, […]
As Pakistan grapples with a widening trade deficit, rising unemployment, and an exodus of multinational firms, experts are urging the government to adopt a more aggressive protectionist approach – similar to US President Donald Trump’s “America First” strategy – to safeguard domestic manufacturing. Trump’s economic policy, which relied heavily on import tariffs and punitive measures […]
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Gilgit-Baltistan Afzal Mohammad Butt on Monday revealed that eight to ten terrorists were involved in the assassination attempt on prominent religious scholar Maulana Qazi Nisar Ahmad. He said the real perpetrators have been identified and that their arrests are expected within the next few days. Speaking to media representatives in […]