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FIA Cracks Down on Illegal Currency Trade, Arrests Four in Quetta and GwadarPublished on: October 4, 2025 1:20 PM

Pakistan, Oct. 4 -- QUETTA - The Federal Investigation (FIA) has arrested four individuals allegedly involved in illegal hawala/hundi and currency exchange operations during raids conducted in Quetta ... Read More


Sindh to block SIMs, IDs of parents rejecting polio vaccinePublished on: October 4, 2025 1:19 PM

Pakistan, Oct. 4 -- Sindh's government is preparing strict actions against parents who refuse polio vaccination for their children. The chief minister, Murad Ali Shah, chaired a meeting on Friday at t... Read More


China's Transformation in XinjiangPublished on: October 4, 2025 1:15 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 4 -- Before the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Xinjiang experienced periods of instability, characterised by frequent ethnic and religious conflicts that left ... Read More


Militancy has Brought Only Misery to BalochistanPublished on: October 4, 2025 1:14 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 4 -- The solution to Baluchistan's problems is not in the gun. It is not violent. It lies in dialogue with the state. This is the core message of Gulzar Imam Shambay, a former militant ... Read More


PIA returns to UK skies with direct Manchester flightsPublished on: October 4, 2025 1:14 PM

Pakistan, Oct. 4 -- Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will restart its United Kingdom flights on October 25 after a five-year suspension. The airline will begin with two weekly flights between Isl... Read More


Holding a Mirror to JusticePublished on: October 4, 2025 1:12 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 4 -- John Rawls's paradigmatic theory of justice (1971) triggered great debates in understanding and approaching Justice in modern times. His theory perceives justice as fairness, makin... Read More


Bulls, Bubbles & Pakistan's Stock Exchange GamblePublished on: October 4, 2025 1:11 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 4 -- Investors love a simple label. When prices rip higher, it's either a "supercycle" or a "bubble." Pakistan's stock market doesn't fit neatly into either box. The PSX's surge has bee... Read More


Problems Demand DialoguePublished on: October 4, 2025 1:11 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 4 -- The air in Muzaffarabad has been thick with tension, a familiar yet unsettling feeling that descends whenever the social contract between the people and the state begins to fray. W... Read More


More ExpediencyPublished on: October 4, 2025 1:09 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 4 -- When Senator Yusuf Raza Gilani says that "policies must be devised through consultation," he is not preaching democratic virtue. He is diagnosing Pakistan's deepest disease: a stat... Read More


Pakistan nears $1 billion IMF tranche despite setbacksPublished on: October 4, 2025 1:09 PM

Pakistan, Oct. 4 -- Pakistan appears set to secure over $1 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by mid-October, despite falling short on some reform targets. Technical-level talks with t... Read More