State Bank launches Deposit Protection Corporation & new notes
News Analysis | State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday announced that Deposit Protection Corporation (DPC), set up to safeguard the interests of small depositors,...
Will General Elections 2018 be held on time?
News Analysis | The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued a schedule for general elections to be held on July 25. Addressing a news conference...
Will caretaker government be able to hold free and fare elections?
Ikram Sehgal | Headed by former Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk, the Caretaker Regime taking office today includes in its mission statement (1) running the affairs...
Will Pakistan be able to become a strong democracy as government completes its tenure?
News Analysis | The National Assembly of Pakistan has completed its constitutional tenure on the 31st May 2018. In this regard, the Ministry of Parliamentary...
Pakistan hands over power to caretaker government as polls loom
AFP | Pakistan's civilian government completed its term Friday for only the second time in the country's history, with a caretaker administration to take over...
Musharraf to face the court; interior ministry directs NADRA to block his NIC
News Analysis | The interior ministry has directed the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)Â to block the National Identity Card (NIC) and passport of the...
Khawaja Asif back in business, Nawaz still on the sidelines
News Analysis | In an unexpected turn of events, the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has repealed the disqualification of the former Foreign Minister Khawaja...
Water woes of Pakistan
Fahad Ali | Water, the true elixir of life, is one of the basic necessities of human life. In fact, the very existence of humans...
Nasir Mehmood Khosa regrets being nominated as the caretaker CM Punjab
News Analysis | Former bureaucrat Nasir Mehmood Khosa said that he regrets being nominated as the caretaker Chief Minister (CM) of Punjab, saying his candidature...
Hamayun Saeed promises big surprises in Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2
News Desk | Jawani Phir Nahi Ani became the biggest box office success in Pakistan’s entertainment history, chalking up $49.44 crore back when it was...
BRT’s prototype bus finally arrives in Peshawar for testing purposes
News Analysis | The prototype bus for the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) has reached Peshawar. The bus approved for the project arrived in the provincial...
USAID aims at boosting sales of Pakistani Agritech companies
News Analysis | In a stakeholder awareness workshop, 15 representatives from Pakistan’s leading agriculture technology companies deliberated on how to expand adoption of agriculture technology...