Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a three-member committee to find out the reasons behind the power breakdown. The government will also look into whether foreign hands were involved in the nationwide power outage.

Expectations of CPEC have been high since its inception, but the impact so far has been underwhelming as CPEC faces major challenges in Pakistan.

Turkey’s one hundred years as a Republic have seen the country go through difficult economic and political phases.

The volume of trade with Arab countries broke the $2.8 billion barrier in 2022, and over 500,000 Israelis have visited the UAE since the start of the Accords.

The world’s oldest person, Sister André died on January 18, 2023, at the age of 118 years and 340 days.

For around twenty years, Pakistan battled to see a sympathetic government in Kabul. It has long been believed that the use of Afghan land against Pakistan was due to the pro-Indian and pro-American governments of Hamid Karzai and Ashraf Ghani.

Inflation remains sky-high, affecting the financial stability of millions of people. Despite the perilous state of economic affairs, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar is hopeful that the situation will be much better by the end of the ongoing fiscal year.

Through more inclusive local-level political initiatives and programmes that benefit all residents, regardless of their ethnicity or socioeconomic background, MQM also hopes to increase its appeal to other ethnic communities in Karachi.

The appointment of Maryam Nawaz as senior vice president of the PMLN is a decision that further solidifies the idea of dynastic politics. At the same time, it is anticipated that her son Junaid Safdar will return to Pakistan to gear up for the throne.

Propaganda has always had a place in the media. Smartphones and data plans have made news more accessible, but many media consumers struggle to tell fact from fiction.

This visit is a positive step towards fostering an environment for innovation and technology in Pakistan. STZA remains committed to creating international partnerships to enable and support Pakistan’s technology sector – to facilitate rapid economic growth in the country.

Tahir Khan, an Expert on Afghan Affairs, joined Dr. Moeed Pirzada, Editor of Global Village Space to talk about the new unexpected challenges growing up for Pakistan in the wake of TTP resurgence and violent attacks across parts of KP and reported collaboration with Baluch insurgents.