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Nearly a week after a controversial “working weekend” in Islamabad sent shockwaves across the nation, politicians from both sides of the divide remain overwhelmed by the tragicomedy. As government’s ally Bilawal Bhutto Zardari insists the version of the “constitutional package” floating on television screens was “not real,” Opposition Leader Omar Ayub Khan is not in […]

A lot is happening on the Afghan front. If the resignation of Pakistan’s special representative on Afghanistan, Asif Durrani, last week over alleged differences on mass deportations wasn’t enough for stakeholders to pay attention to their fast-failing stick approach, the recent controversy surrounding Afghan diplomats stationed in Peshawar might do the trick. Music or no […]

With only two months to go before the 29th UN Climate Change Conference, the recently concluded climate talks in Baku have left little promise, as the last round did not offer any substantial direction on the technical aspects of the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance, particularly on critical concerns raised by the Global […]

It was an incredible weekend in Pakistani politics only to end on an anticlimactic note. To see the entire ruling elite buzzing (some with excitement, others in opposition) in the power corridors for the whole of Sunday and Monday, eyeing the previously cornered JUI(F) President Maulana Fazlur Rehman and the entire media (both mainstream and […]

Just like men, some countries are more equal than others. Were it not so, the US must have thought twice before treading along the delicate albeit hypocritical path of selective sanctions in the name of the proliferation of missile technologies. Last week, for the sixth time in a row and within months of previous sanctions, […]

Blame either ill planning or financial constraints, the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project has become an epitome of setbacks. Back in 2020, when the then government initiated work on the project, it was estimated to cost Rs 479 billion. This rushed start, later affected by political uncertainties and poor planning, caused unexplained delays. Now, after four years, […]

The State Bank of Pakistan’s decision to cut the benchmark interest rate by 200 basis points (bps) on September 12 has not gone well with business people across Pakistan. With well-guarded expressions, they called the cut a step in the right direction, but in the same breath they called it too little to be effective […]

Just like other sightseeing places, our coastline in Karachi is in poor condition – a place suffering from severe pollution and littering. A clean beach would have not only improved environment but also promote potential tourism opportunities. The families going to coastal areas, especially those near Karachi, keep sharing the pictures of the beach places […]

They look like remedial measures but deserve full marks. The Punjab government, whose poor wheat procurement management in the last summer had broken the bone of farmers, has now launched a series of agricultural initiatives aimed at supporting farmers and boosting the agriculture sector. The delivery of 40,000 Kisan Cards to farmers through 136 agricultural […]