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Pakistan in Free Fall

Pakistan, June 12 -- I will only say this once, "we continue to remain in the free-fall, the budget 2025-26 deepens the crisis and misses critical reform opportunity" As Pakistan unveils its federal ... Read More


Bullets Burying Dreams

Pakistan, June 12 -- Every life holds intrinsic value, it should never be a means to an end, and every time it is taken, regardless of the circumstances, it is a moral and societal failure. Sana Yous... Read More


Guns Over Growth

Pakistan, June 12 -- On the eve of a recent conflict with India, Pakistan's federal government unveiled its 2025-26 budget, revealing a dramatic 20% increase in defense spending, taking the total to R... Read More


Trump-Xi's 90-Minute Gamble

Pakistan, June 12 -- In an X-post that barely exceeded a hundred words, President Donald Trump confirmed a 90-minute telephonic conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping. While the statement appe... Read More


Finance minister retracts 10% electricity surcharge proposal amid IMF concerns

Pakistan, June 12 -- Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has withdrawn his earlier proposal to impose a 10% surcharge on electricity bills. This reversal surprised many, especially since Pakistan had ... Read More


Our Climate Reckoning

Pakistan, June 12 -- As temperatures in Bhakkar, Nawabshah and other cities crossed 50C this week, Pakistan finds itself once again at the mercy of a climate crisis it did not create. The "persistent ... Read More


SC rejects Zaheer Jaffar's appeal, upholds death sentence in Noor Mukaddam case

Pakistan, June 12 -- The Supreme Court issued a detailed verdict on the Noor Mukaddam murder case, upholding Zaheer Jaffar's death sentence. The court described him as a ruthless killer who is undeser... Read More


Sindh govt allocates budget for EV taxis, scooters in FY26

Pakistan, June 12 -- The Sindh government has decided to allocate a significant budget in the upcoming fiscal year 2025-26 for the procurement of additional buses and promotion of electric vehicles, i... Read More


Memon slams PML-N-led Punjab govt for not holding LG polls

Pakistan, June 12 -- Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon stated that the perception of Punjab as the fiefdom of a single party must be dispelled. He criticized the current Punjab government's ar... Read More


Naqvi for unified action among departments to improve public service delivery

Pakistan, June 12 -- An important meeting was held at the Ministry of Interior on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, in which the heads of all attached departm... Read More