The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday decided to keep the key interest rate unchanged at 11 per cent as policymakers weighed the impact of recent floods and higher food prices on inflation. “The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 11 per cent in its meeting held on […]
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National AI policy: the way forward
Pakistan’s National Artificial Intelligence Policy 2025 is a bold step that reflects the government’s commitment to shaping a progressive and technology-driven future. In today’s world, artificial intelligence is not just an advanced tool but a driver of economic growth, governance reform, and social transformation. By adopting this policy, Pakistan signals that it is ready to […]
NSP’s public version to clarify country’s national security direction: Dr Moeed
ISLAMABAD: National Security Adviser, Dr. Moeed Yusuf on Friday said the country’s first-ever National Security Policy’s public version released here would help clarify the country’s direction and intent to ensure national defense envisioned in the policy. Addressing the launching ceremony of the public version of National Security Policy (NSP) of 50 pages, the National Security […]
PM Khan summons top officials to chalk out post AJK election policy
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has on Wednesday called on the top officials and representatives of the government to discuss the policy related to the victory in elections in Azad and Jammu Kashmir. The session is to start at 3 pm today where government response is to be discussed in response to the opposition’s narrative. […]
Iran confirms no new round of nuclear talks before new govt
Negotiations in Vienna aimed at salvaging Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers will not resume before the country’s new government takes office in August, an Iranian official said Saturday. The Islamic republic has held talks since April in Vienna with major powers on reviving its troubled 2015 nuclear agreement. “”We’re in a transition period… #Vienna_talks […]
PM-led CCI meeting approves National Electricity Policy 2021
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday chaired the 47th meeting of the Council of Common Interest (CCI). He approved the National Electricity Policy 2021. The session headed by the prime minister was attended by federal ministers, chief ministers and other officials. Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI chaired meeting of Council of Common Interests today. The meeting unanimously […]
Not easy to get concessions from Taliban after US pullout, says Imran
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan is pushing for a political settlement in Afghanistan before foreign troops leave later this year, to reduce the risk of civil war in its western neighbour. “There is a lot of fear right now in Pakistan and I assure you that we are trying our level […]
Tax policy & development strategy
Somebody needs to tell the Prime Minister that the iniquitous prescription of the IMF calling for more taxes, austerity and high interest rates will not solve our problems—Reforms without research[Huzaima & Ikram, 2020] This is the last in the series of “tax proposals” sought by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) as discussed in FBR: […]
Doctrine, policy, and strategy: FATF black list and US Entity list, do they matter?
Lists are nothing new. For years, they have been used to enumerate one thing or the other. All esteemed publications use them. Fortune, Time, Forbes – you name it. Recently, there have been two lists that are the talk of the town. The FATF list and the Entity list! Being on the FATF grey list […]
Doctrine, policy, and strategy: Could we have saved the Data Darbar bombing victims?
The latest bombing at Data Darbar has at-least confirmed one notion. That unless drastic national security enhancements are made, this act of terrorism will not be the last! This is where the two largest religious thoughts, Deoband and Sufi, clashed. The terrorists achieved multiple ends by striking one of the holiest symbols in Sufism in […]