AT a time when the government is struggling to seek a bailout from the IMF, the 0.4 percentage point drop in the tax-to-GDP ratio in the first half of the current fiscal to 4.4pc from 4.8pc last year should worry… Continue Reading
WASHINGTON: The second round of US-Pakistan mid-level defence dialogue begins in Washington on Monday (today) to consider various options for strengthening ties between the two establishments. The Pakistani team, headed by the Chief of General Staff (CGS), Lt Gen Mohammed… Continue Reading
The Future of Russia-India relation is sound, just ask the diplomats who know best. Senior figures from both countries gathered to mark a key anniversary in bilateral relations, and define future possibilities To mark the 30th anniversary of the landmark… Continue Reading
The economic stranglehold and selective approach to aid will lead to more death and displacement Following the devastating earthquakes that rocked Türkiye, Syria and their neighboring countries on February 6, leaving more than 20,000 dead, Damascus is struggling to deal… Continue Reading
NATURE abhors a vacuum, and if Pakistan does not attend key international meetings, it leaves the field open to hostile actors and forfeits this country’s right to contribute to the discussion at these events. In the case of a recently… Continue Reading
UK lawmakers have admitted that thousands of Afghans who had helped British forces were left stranded as the country rushed to evacuate its personnel after the Afghan Taliban’s takeover of Kabul in August 2021. The admission was made in… Continue Reading
KARACHI: Sovereign bonds slumped on Friday after Pakistan’s bailout talks with the IMF ended without an agreement. The country’s bond due for repayment the soonest, in April 2024, tumbled 4.6 cents on the dollar or roughly nine per cent. Other… Continue Reading
ONE of the perpetrators of the gang rape in Islamabad’s F-9 park had ‘advice’ for the victim that showed him as being of one mind with far too many people in Pakistan. He told her “not to come to the… Continue Reading
ON Feb 9, 1984, Gen Ziaul Haq dealt an existential blow to Pakistan when he banned student unions. They were never truly restored though several civilian governments followed him and each promised to remove the ban. It may sound somewhat… Continue Reading
Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank decreased by $170 million to $2.9 billion in the week ending on February 3, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Thursday. The country is locked in negotiations with the… Continue Reading