Wheat, sugar and petrol: an overview of the major crises of PTI tenure
As the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) government presented its third budget, the ruling party has iterated that it aims to provide a pro-poor and growth-oriented...
Forced to choose between food and medicine: Story of Rato Dero’s HIV outbreak
RATO DERO: Since his son was diagnosed with HIV during a mass outbreak in Pakistan among babies and children, hard-up Shahzado Shar has often...
Economy on course towards ‘strong and sustained’ recovery: Pakistan Economic Survey
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin on Thursday said that in terms of growth rate, Pakistan was ahead of targets set by...
Steam rises as Pakistan, India take basmati battle to EU
From biryani to pilau, Pakistan and India’s shared culinary landscape is defined by basmati, a distinctive long-grain rice now at the centre of the...
What’s the story behind single-dose PakVac vaccine?
Pakistan has started producing the single-dose Chinese CanSinoBio COVID-19 vaccine to be able to deliver 3 million doses a month, health officials said.
Branded PakVac, an...
UN report claims Afghan Taliban keeps close relationship with Al Qaeda
A report by the UN Monitoring Team has said that “the Taliban and Al-Qaeda remain closely aligned and show no indication of breaking ties.”
The...
SBP 2nd Quarterly Report: Growth in every sector shows economic recovery
KARACHI: The second quarterly report issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday paints a rosy picture of the economy showing growth...
Cement prices go up by Rs10 per bag in northern region
KARACHI: Cement prices in the north region of Pakistan have increased by Rs10 per bag to an average of Rs605-615 per bag with effect...
‘Don’t play politics, give us justice’: Tareen asks govt to make inquiry report public
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Khan Tareen has warned the government against playing politics over the cases against him, saying that the inquiry report...
FM Qureshi leaves for Iraq on three-day official visit
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday left on a three-day official visit to Iraq. This visit is being deemed important with regards...
