Pakistan carried out more than 600 governance and institutional reforms during 2025, making it the country’s most reform-intensive year. The Pakistan Reforms Report 2026 documents reforms across over 135 federal institutions, including 24 ministries and 110 attached bodies. Overall, the report shows a decisive shift toward system-based, institutional, and digital governance instead of personality-driven initiatives. […]
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Pakistan to issue first Panda bonds before December: report
Pakistan is preparing to issue its first-ever tranche of Panda bonds before December this year, Bloomberg News reported. As per the report, Pakistan aims to raise $250 million through the yuan-denominated debt. The bonds will be privately placed on China’s national interbank market and offered to qualified institutional investors. “Indicative coupon of the bond is […]
Usman Tariq’s bowling action reported again, allowed to play
Quetta Gladiators’ spinner, Usman Tariq, is under examination for his bowling action again. Umpires Ahsan Raza and Chris Brown reported his action during a recent match. The game took place at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium between Quetta Gladiators and Lahore Qalandars on Sunday. Despite the report, Usman can continue to bowl in future matches. If Usman’s […]
Pakistan faces severe air pollution crisis as 2024 rankings confirm global struggles
A new report reveals that Pakistan ranks as one of the top five most polluted countries in 2024. Alongside Chad, Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and India, Pakistan continues to struggle with severe air pollution. The air quality in the country remains below the World Health Organization’s (WHO) safe standards, with harmful particulate matter […]
JIT in Arshad Sharif murder case submits report to the Supreme Court
ISLAMABAD: The special joint investigation team (JIT) on Wednesday submitted its report to the Supreme Court in murder case of renowned TV anchor Arshad Sharif. It stated that the team would visit Kenya on January 15, to collect evidence. It would also get the original postmortem report of Arshad Sharif and the same would be […]
Chief Commissioner ICT assures to expedite post-fire structure stability report of Centaurus Mall
ISLAMABAD: Chief Commissioner Capt. (Retd) Muhammad Usman on Monday assured that he would expedite the post-fire structure stability report of the Centaurus Mall and move master to finalize its matters. He also allowed the Centaurus management to arrange the cleaning of the mall besides allowing owners to collect their possessions from the mall, said a […]
Murder of missing girl: Deputy Speaker NA directs IGP Punjab to submit report within three days
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Speaker National Assembly, Zahid Akram Durrani Monday gave a ruling directing Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab to submit report within three days about incident of kidnapping and killing 12-year old girl after rape in Burewala. Deputy Speaker also directed to nab the perpetrators of this shameful act and submit report with the […]
CM seeks report about death of girl due to negligence in hospital
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz has sought a report from Health secretary about the death of a girl due to alleged negligence in General Hospital Faisalabad. Directing an inquiry into the incident, the CM said that those responsible for negligence should be identified through inquiry and departmental action be taken against them.
Thunberg says UN climate draft forces world to ‘face reality’
A draft UN report on a warming planet unveiled by AFP allows the world to “face the reality” of climate change, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said Wednesday. While the draft from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that the “situation is very dire” and that there is a “need to act right […]
Ali Zafar says report in Tareen probe ‘purely internal’ to PTI
Senator Barrister Ali Zafar on Wednesday clarified his position that any findings submitted by him about ‘unfair treatment’ to Jahangir Tareen by the Federal Investigation Agency will have no legal effect and will purely be an ‘internal matter’ of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. In a series of posts on his official Twitter account, he wrote about […]