Angola’s cholera outbreak has now claimed 329 lives, the World Health Organization said Saturday, warning that the risk of further transmission in the country and surrounding areas was “very high”. The resource-rich African nation has been experiencing a substantial cholera outbreak since January, with a total of 8,543 cases as of March 23. Angola struggles […]
US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was “very angry, pissed off” with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, NBC reported, marking a sharp change of tone as Washington seeks to end the war in Ukraine. NBC’s Kristen Welker said Trump had called her to express his anger over Putin questioning Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s future as […]
The Afghan Taliban interim administration has said it would not return leftover arms to the US because they were now state assets of Afghanistan. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Abdul Qahar Balkhi rejected President Donald Trump’s offer to release frozen Afghan currency assets in exchange for the return of US military hardware that American troops left behind […]
Although late, as usual – a trait of any developing conservative country – Pakistan has finally decided to adopt cryptocurrency. However, better late than never. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on March 15, 2025, constituted the Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC), mandated to introduce new regulatory guidelines for launching digital currency – a move backed by all […]
The theme of World Forestry Day 2025 is “Forests and Food,” highlighting the critical role of forests in food systems. The aim is to highlight the importance of forests in food security, nutrition, and livelihoods. Forests provide an enabling environment for the supply of essential ingredients such as pure air, clean water, and fertile land, […]
Washington has a very Pakistan-like sugar problem, and for decades, US citizens have paid a premium for their home-grown sugar. Inspired by Soviet practices, the US sugar programme, authorised by the 2002 Farm Bill, sets a minimum price level for sugar – one that is significantly higher than international prices – while simultaneously imposing tariff-driven […]
Like other developing economies, Pakistan’s economy is a dualistic one, composed of both formal and informal sectors. The formal sector is modern in character, while the informal sector remains largely traditional. Over the years, the formal sector has stagnated, whereas the informal sector has expanded in the era of financial globalisation. Development experts generally presume […]
We just celebrated March 23rd, a day that reminds us of the passing of the Pakistan Resolution in Lahore 85 years ago. It may sound fictional, but not far from the ground where this resolution was passed, the seeds of an industrial centre were sown by the 1940s. Lahore was becoming a hub of booming […]