Pakistan looking to raise more than $1bn under govt push for privatisation, says finance minister
The government is looking to push for the privatisation of five to six entities that could raise upwards of $1…
Month: October 2026
Paralysed prisons
PAKISTAN’S overcrowded jails distort the intention of imprisonment — rehabilitation, education, and occupational development. The Annual Prisons Data Report 2026,…
Import fraud
THE under-invoicing of imports from China is not an allegation. It is an open secret in Pakistan’s markets — one…
Perilous misstep
THE federal government on Sunday made good on its threat to dismiss an elected government and impose governor’s rule and…
Makkah pact: DG ISPR says Pakistani troops present in Saudi Arabia in ‘multiple capabilities’
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Wednesday that Pakistani troops were present in…
81 US aircraft lost or damaged during Iran war, congressional document shows
At least 81 US fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and uncrewed aircraft were lost or damaged during military operations against Iran, according to…
Iranian president says US deal ‘not out of reach’ in call with Putin
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said during a call with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, that reaching an agreement with the…
3 killed, 36 injured in attacks on Saudi Arabia’s Abha, Riyadh airports
Three people were killed, and 36 others were injured in attacks targeting two airports in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom’s General…
PTI long march ends day four in Bara, to resume from Hayatabad
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) long march ended in Bara in Khyber district on its fourth day on Wednesday, after the…
Govt trying to avoid ‘last option’ but may consider governor’s rule in K-P if no alternative remains: Khawaja Asif
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday said the government was trying to avoid imposing governor’s rule in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, but warned…