Over 2,000 Afghans stranded in Pakistan set to move after ban lifted Pakistan’s expulsion deadline for Afghan refugees adds urgency to relocation Spanish senator meets Dar, stresses stronger parliamentary ties ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister...

PM vows deeper economic ties with Japan, opens new labour export avenues with Belarus

Premier Shehbaz assures facilitation for Japanese banks and investors, seeking cooperation in agriculture, IT, textiles Says Pakistan offers a cost-effective, competitive labour market,...

PM directs NDMA to avert urban flooding, orders swift coordination in Punjab’s flood-hit areas

Premier Shehbaz chairs emergency meeting to review flood risk in Chenab, Sutlej and Ravi rivers NDMA briefs prime minister on preemptive evacuations, relief...

Pakistan, Belarus finalize extradition treaty, agree on counter-narcotics, police training

Naqvi, his Belarusian counterpart Kubrakov hold high-level talks at Ministry of Interior Both sides finalize extradition treaty, sign a protocol to operationalize its...

Government goes solar

Three completely different government organizations, all with different purposes, are opting for solar energy or electric vehicles, not so much for the environmental benefits, as for economic reasons. This...

Planning for US tariffs

The USA’s placing of a tariff of 19 percent on Pakistani goods was bound to hit hard, for Pakistan, while running an overall balance of trade deficit, has a...

Money talks

AT PENPOINT The 11th National Finance Commission holds its inaugural meeting today under the chairmanship of Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb. The government is working in some haste, though it...

When the court defended dignity

By: Hasan Talat In a society where a woman’s dignity is often the first victim of marital disputes, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has recently delivered a powerful reminder that...

Trump’s Gaza blueprint unfolds

In early 2025, President Donald Trump unveiled one of the most controversial and shocking proposals in modern Middle Eastern history: a plan to forcibly relocate nearly two million Palestinians...

PRISM+ and Pakistan’s growth ahead

On August 19, Pakistan’s financial architecture took a decisive leap forward with the formal launch of the Pakistan Real-Time Interbank Settlement Mechanism Plus (PRISM+). Introduced by the State Bank...

White Lies

WhiteLies: Run an ulti ginti

Run an ulti ginti on your front pages, the federal government’s information apparatus has requested the newspapers, on the deadline given to “illegal”...

White Lies: Dollar’s set to come down

The dollar’s going to come down to 260 rupees, says a proud commerce and industries minister. The irony: the minister, who happens to head the...

White Lies: The Lordships on their turf

A petitioner wants five Justices to be sacked, one of them, the new CJP. Amongst the litany of complaints are the allegations of unaccountable...