Sajjad Rustamani

After the Pakistani finance ministry announced price increases for petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD), fuel prices surged. With the most recent increase, the cost of petrol has increased to 305.36 per litre and the cost of diesel to 311.84 per litre. Notably, the burden of rising electricity costs is already being felt by Pakistani citizens. […]

Murtaza Wahab, leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), was elected mayor of Karachi after defeating Hafiz Naeemur Rehman of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI). Sindh Ejaz Anwar Chohan, the provincial election commissioner, gave Wahab’s oath. Salman Abdullah, Wahab’s deputy, took the oath of office. Wahab received 173 votes, which put him in the lead during the June […]

On Sunday, the first shipment of discounted Russian crude oil secured under a new agreement between Islamabad and Moscow landed in Karachi, beginning a new chapter in the two nations’ cooperative commercial relations. This first Russian crude oil cargo was ordered by Pakistan at a discounted price of up to $18 a barrel. According to […]

It has been complete three months since the ongoing tussle between the institutions over the holding of elections. The Supreme Court and PTI (Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf) reiterate for elections, the PDM’s coalition government delays it through parliamentary tactics and reasons, while the ECP seems to be in a quagmire. Such institutional tug of war would […]

The upcoming monsoon season in Pakistan is still two months away. Typically, the monsoon season lasts from July until September. Still, experts and aid workers fear that the nation is still unprepared for the worst in the wake of last year’s deadly floods. The moment has come to strengthen Pakistan’s catastrophe preparedness, according to Neva […]

Since its inception, Pakistan has worked on about 11 accountability laws and three major accountability institutions at the federal level, in addition to several provincial anti-corruption laws and institutions, but despite these initiatives, acts and ordinances, the gangrene of corruption, gratification and mismanagement have been eroding the very foundation of the country. According to the […]

IMF’s demanded mini-budget has brought havoc on every household item. From electronics to cosmetics and from food items to home appliances, everything has been bitterly subjected to heavy taxes. This has spurred inflation to an unimaginable reach. These measures, proposed through the mini-budget bill, are in addition to the earlier steps agreed upon with the […]