IMF bailout on the cards for Pakistan’s next government: analysts

AFP | Pakistan's next government, to be chosen in a July 25 election, faces growing fears of a balance of payments crisis with speculation it...

Nawaz & Maryam conviction: Has NAB set the stage for a good appeal?

Khurram Saeed | Maryam Nawaz - daughter of ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and till Aug 2017 the most powerful woman in Pakistan - thunders from...

State Life Insurance chips in against illiteracy in Pakistan

News Analysis | In Pakistan, like many countries with a lower literacy rate, awareness of the benefits of insurance policies is negligible and exists only...

Dawn of Accountability: Zardari’s close aide being investigated by FIA

News Analysis | Hussain Lawai, a close friend of former President Asif Zardari and Chairman of the Board of Pakistan Stock Exchange has been questioned on...

Pakistan’s financial crisis puts OBOR in jeopardy

James M Dorsey | Increased Pakistani dependence on China to help it avert resorting to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to avoid a financial and...

Post-Avenfield case scenario: Jinnah’s message for Imran Khan

Farah Adeed | “You are free; you are free to go to your temples. You are free to go to your mosques or to any other...

JS Bank, leader in corporate social responsibility

News Analysis | All around the world, Green economy is taking over aimed at sustainable development, coupled with atmospheric conservation is being actively pursued by...

‘Powerless NPT’ fails to denuclearize the world

Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The landmark Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) celebrated its fiftieth anniversary on July 1, 2018. Theoretically, it remains committed to riding...

Nawaz convicted, shamed but still stubborn; says will face courts upon return

News Analysis | The accountability court has awarded total 11 years imprisonment to Nawaz Sharif, 7 and 1 years to Maryam Nawaz and her Husband...

Adamant Maryam alienates Sardar Mehtab in Hazara

News Analysis | The odds have been stacking up against PML-N ever since party leader and then Prime Minister; Mian Nawaz Sharif, was disqualified by...

Lal Masjid Cleric to tell his followers how to vote during today’s Friday Khutbah: Security officials in Frenzy

News Analysis | Islamabad administration, police and security agencies are in a state of frenzy as it has been conveyed to them by intelligence agencies...

Senate committee stops power ministry from installing new transformers before election

News Desk | Senate Standing Committee on Power has recommended Ministry of Power to not install any new transformers or towers in any part of...