Budget 2021 and the whines of fading hopes

Another budget for Pakistan has been released by the PTI government. Three years in power and three finance ministers tried to maintain the precision...

PML-N, not PTI, is responsible for creating chaos in National Assembly, Dr. Shahbaz Gill

Dr. Shahbaz Gill argues that the tradition of creating 'mess' in the assembly was introduced by the former ruling party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), on the day Prime Minister Imran Khan took his oath.

Pakistan makes progress on 26 points out of the 27-point FATF Action Plan

According to a local media outlet, sources in the Ministry of Finance have revealed that Pakistan's progress was reviewed at a virtual meeting of...

Lina Khan: Woman of Pakistani descent sworn in as chair of the FTC

Lina Khan, a progressive tech critic of Pakistani descent, was sworn in as chair of the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, June 15.

Saudi Arabia executes man for crimes committed as a minor

On Tuesday, authorities in Saudi Arabia executed a man, 26, for crimes committed while he was a minor. The man named Mustafa Al-Darwish was...

Biden to meet Putin but with no love

Days before the hotly anticipated summit, Biden promises he will lay down "red lines" to Putin.

Summary of Sindh’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2021-22

The CM Sindh said, referring to the ongoing pandemic, "It hurt us in many ways. I bow my head in respect to every citizen, for the endurance shown in facing what was an undeniably a tough year for all our physical and mental well-being.”

Is Iran on the verge of full SCO membership?

Eager to enhance its negotiating leverage with the United States and Europe, Iran is projecting imminent membership of the China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)...

US Muslim group urges Hilton to drop hotel project at bulldozed mosque site

'Hilton must stand on the right side of history by announcing it will cancel this project,' says CAIR official

Pakistan targets 7% GDP growth rate by 2023: Tarin

The minister said the government had made a paradigm shift and opened up new export sectors, including IT, motor parts, pharmaceutical, and two and three-wheelers.

Does Pakistan need the Chicago Boys to save its economy?

In 1956 the University of Chicago and Santiago's Universidad Cato'lica--with the help of Ford Foundation--signed an exchange agreement to send young economics students to...

G-20 provides major debt relief to Pakistan

“The suspension of loan, which was liable to be paid instantly, is the good news for national economy,” Fawad said.