Unity over discord

In a significant development, the federal government has agreed to put the contentious Thori and Rainee canals project on hold until a...

Pahalgam attack

It was bad enough that the Indian media came down like a ton of bricks on Pakistan for the Pahalgam attack, in...

Car sales creep up

The third-quarter results of two major auto manufacturers have shown positive results for the third quarters of the current fiscal year, which...

Inflation shrinks even further

With April inflation likely to clock in at 0.5 percent year on year, the average inflation for the year to an average...

Dar in Kabul

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar’s one-day visit to Kabul did not result in any firm agreements, but did serve...

PIA Privatization

The government has grasped the nettle firmly enough, but will anyone else? Obliged by the IMF, the federal government is again trying...

Supporting wheat

Apparently, the Rs 15 billion package announced by the Punjab government is not enough, with the Kissan Rabita Committee saying that it...

Spending on Balochistan

For the second fortnight in a row, the government has refrained for passing on to the consumer the benefit of the fall...

Overseas Pakistanis

The news that remittances had reached a record $4.1 billion in March, and thus the total for the year looked fair set...

Going after processed foods

The Health Ministry has recommended that processed goods, both foods and beverages, should be taxed to discourage people from using them. The...

Cautious optimism

The Pakistan Stock Exchange's (PSX) impressive surge, with the benchmark KSE-100 index climbing over 1,500 points, is a testament to growing business...

Windfall from copper

Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has told the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry that the government expected the Reko Diq mining...

Budget relief

Financed Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s disclosures that he coming budget would include relief for the salaried class sounds too good to be true....

Ulema on Palestine

The declaration by the National Palestine Conference that made jihad compulsory on all Muslims for Plestine. Combined with the condemnation by Wifaqul...

Reversal for now

USA President Donald Trump has paused the tariffs he had imposed just last week after the initial bleeding pf the stocks markets...