Tarar tells Senate such inquiries fully protected by law and consistent with global anti–money laundering regimes   ISLAMABAD: Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar Friday robustly defended the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) legal authority to...

Shahzad Akbar declared Proclaimed Offender over alleged controversial posts on X

ISLAMABAD: Former special assistant to the prime minister Mirza Shahzad Akbar, currently residing in the United Kingdom, was on Friday declared a proclaimed offender...

Pakistan offers pathways for Kyrgyz trade, reaffirms shared commitment to ‘elevate strategic ties’

Premier Shehbaz pledges access to Karachi, Gwadar, and Bin Qasim ports for landlocked Kyrgyzstan PM, Kyrgyz president review bilateral ties across political, trade,...

COAS Asim Munir says Pakistan ‘will soar to greater heights’ as govt finalises CDF appointment

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir on Thursday expressed confidence in Pakistan’s future, saying the country was moving decisively towards...

NFC meets

The first meeting of the National Finance Commission took place three and a half months after its being constituted. That long hiatus was as nothing compared to the delay...

World Bank warning

Pakistani exports may face trouble from importing countries’ restrictions, according to World Bank economist Anna Tsum. She said that 70 percent of Pakistan’s exports could face loss of market...

Inaction After COP30

What happened at COP30 in Brazil has left people not just disappointed but genuinely alarmed. The world arrived in Belém carrying a sense of urgency shaped by record heat,...

Governance & institutional reforms

Governance involves the frameworks and processes that manage a nation's affairs efficiently, influencing all sectors and driving sustainable socio-economic development. Built on principles like rule of law, transparency, and...

AI’s expanding influence in academia: Promise and Peril

Artificial intelligence, which was formerly thought of as a far-off technical fantasy, has suddenly emerged as a revolutionary force in academia, drastically altering how organizations conduct research, educate, learn...

Hardening the frontier

AT PENPOINT US President Donald Trump may think that by preventing immigrants from entering the USA, he is making the country safe, but he may be creating the circumstances where...