Rs268bn power tariff burden on consumers opposed
ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has opposed an additional Rs268 billion burden on consumers…
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Agriculture: Opting for sustainable farming
A small farmer, Mohammad Siddique Channa from Balochistan’s Lasbela district, seems contented since switching to organic cotton cultivation under organic…
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…
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…