Journalist and political economy expert Javed Hassan on Tuesday claimed that Chief Economist Pakistan Ahmed Zubair resigned after he was being pressured to change data on GDP.
"The government will try to convince the IMF that for political stability purposes it is important to keep at least some of the subsidies," said economist Shahrukh Wani.
The rupee maintains its downturn after it shed Rs2 against the dollar in the intraday trade, mainly because of the country's rising exports and depleting foreign reserves.
Sleepless should be the night for rulers of Pakistan. The country is on the brink of political, social and economic collapse. Politics is polarized, society's morals have been buried and the economy is set to default. Dr Farah Naz reflects on the current situation of Pakistan as she imagines rebuilding the land of the pure.
Pakistan has one of the largest written constitutions in the world and yet it is silent about certain rights, specifically the rights of a dead human being - writes Hafiz Muhammad Azeem, a high court advocate.
After years of requesting "meaningful and unfettered" access to China's far-western Xinjiang region, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is set to begin her visit before the end of this month.
In today's hearing, Justice Minallah observed that a person who has been convicted could not hold public office. Therefore, Hanif Abbasi has been temporarily stopped by IHC from performing his duties as SAPM.