Islamabad Security Dialogue: Challenges for Pakistan in an evolving world order

The fifth session of the Islamabad Security Dialogue commenced on Thursday at the National Library of Pakistan with the Acting President of Islamabad Policy...

Fall in textile exports put on seasonal slowdown in February 2021

The YoY 3.1% fall in textile exports for February 2021, while a 6.7% fall from last month according to the data released by the...

Twitter ablaze after Bajwa’s speech calling for stable Indo-Pak relations

The recent speech by the Chief of Army Staff has sent Twitteratis in a frenzy as users flood the platform with their reactions. India...

What is Pakistan’s COVID-19 positivity rate?

Pakistan’s coronavirus positivity rate spiked to 8% Friday after 3,449 new cases emerged during the last 24 hours. According to the daily data available...

PIA to ground all six ATR aircraft due to poor conditions

In recent developments, a PIA official has informed the Sindh High Court (SHC) that all six ATR aircraft of the national flag carrier would...

PDM: Are JUI-F and PML-N going toward minus-PPP formula?

PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Thursday spoke on the phone and agreed to continue the anti-government movement even...

Pakistan to fix price of COVID-19 vaccine

The government has decided to fix the price of Covid-19 vaccine imported by the private sector to ensure that people are not fleeced. Well-informed...

KPK advisory committee discusses regulating, legalizing cryptocurrency

On the 17th of March, the first meeting of KPK’s Advisory Committee for Cryptocurrency and Cryptomining was held to review and discuss necessary steps...

Raise Minimum Wage by 20% – Gohar Ejaz of APTMA

Gohar Ejaz, country's prominent textile manufacturer and exporter and currently Patron in Chief of APTMA, argues that the best way to serve the poor and disadvantaged working classes is to raise the minimum wage by at least 20% in the coming budget. 

Foreign Minister calls for east-west connectivity to end poverty in South Asia

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in his keynote address to participants of the Islamabad Security Dialogue on Thursday called for an East-West connectivity to...

Government rebuts the arguments against latest SBP amendment

The government has been facing much opposition recently, on the recent SBP Amendment Bill, 2021. However, on the 17th of March, the Finance division...

Increased support price for wheat lead to flour prices soaring in Sindh

Sindh’s new wheat harvest has landed in Karachi’s wholesale market with a high price of Rs. 5000 per 100 kg bag. Read More: Who is...