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Islamabad hosts first-ever summit on women with disabilities
Islamabad : Pakistan held its first-ever National Summit of Women with Disabilities (WWDs) here on 29-30th June, bringing together women with disabilities from Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Punjab and Sindh. The two-day Summit, themed…
Pakistan’s pension time bomb
Pakistan’s fiscal debates follow a familiar script. Tax collection is too low. The IMF programme is fragile. Debt is rising. Exports are weak. These problems are real. But one of the most consequential threats to the country’s financial…
Five arrested after mob attacks shop linked to 8-year old Mintha Zahra murder case : Police
SARGODHA: Police have arrested five people after a mob attacked a general store linked to the investigation into the murder of eight-year-old Mintha Zahra, following false information circulated on social media. Authorities said the…
Oil prices go down in global market , but no relief for Pakistanis
Islamabad : The government on Friday denied relief of lowering oil prices in the international market to the commuters by keeping the rates for the local market unchanged for next 7 days.
A notification issued by the Petroleum Division…
PM , CDF meet US, Iranian delegation ahead of peace talks
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and COAS & CDF Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir meeting with Vice President of the United States J.D. Vance and the US delegation on the sidelines of US-Iran technical level talks as a follow -up of…
Without Industrialisation, Pakistan’s youth dividend becomes youth disaster.
Pakistan's industrial decline did not happen by accident. It was a choice, made incrementally over decades, and the country is still paying for it. The most consequential moment came in 1972. When Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto launched…
Pakistan’s mediation for US-Iran deal could yield long term diplomatic , economic gains : Experts…
Islamabad : Pakistan’s reported role in facilitating dialogue between Iran and the United States has emerged as a significant diplomatic development, with experts suggesting that the country's efforts could generate substantial political,…
APFDA rejects increase in turnover tax as “Devastating for agriculture sector”
ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Fertilizer Dealers Association (APFDA) has rejected the proposed increase in turnover tax on fertilizer sales, saying the new taxation will further damage Pakistan’s agricultural productivity and add to the…
Pakistan to host Iran-US peace deal signing in Geneva on June 19: PM Sharif
ISLAMABAD, :Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced that Pakistan would host the historic signing ceremony of the US-Iran peace agreement in Geneva on June 19, terming the deal a "monumental milestone" for global peace and a…
This Budget Manages Pakistan. It Does Not Move Pakistan Forward
Let's be clear: the Economic Survey is not a lie. But it is not the truth most Pakistanis live. The numbers are methodologically defensible. The poverty line is official. The unemployment rate follows global definitions. The growth figures…
