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International pressure or not, the arrest of Hafiz Saeed has come at a time when Imran Khan is visiting the US and the military leadership is...
Will the creation of Ministry of Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Coordination streamline the functions of various social welfare programmes?
The rising inflation is likely to not affect microfinance loan recipients directly but it could slowdown their businesses
Recent accidents in Patriata and Tarbela underline the need for strict implementation of safety measures
After the passage of the 18th Amendment, provinces have to take population control more seriously
The question is what will they substitute polythene bags with? This is the biggest challenge to this plan
The loan commission formed to investigate the use of foreign loans in the last ten years is being seen as a tool to target opponents rather than...
Opposition parties are mounting pressure on the government for certain gains and the PTI is aiming to get its first budget passed
-- Malik Amin Aslam, Adviser to Prime Minister of Pakistan on Climate Change and Vice President IUCN
The government must act properly to avoid a post-IMF like situation in Egypt
For good or bad, the Chinese vice president’s visit to Pakistan last week set the agenda for the socio-economic development plan
Subsidies for lower-income groups are a must but they need to be rationalised and linked to performance
This Ramzan, efforts are on for safe charity through formal transactions but there is no mechanism in place to prevent donations to proscribed...
According to latest official figures, income of about 60 percent households is less than the official minimum wage of Rs15,000
The new local government system introduced in Punjab promises devolution of financial, administrative and political authority, and offers the PTI...
The federal cabinet reshuffle has exposed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government and cracks within the party
While lawyers find faults with model courts, people are excited at the prospect of quick relief
Bilawal’s train journey in Sindh that culminated in Larkana was aimed at mobilising the party cadres within the province but failed to make an...
NAB is under increasing scrutiny following the suicide of Asad Munir
As opposition cry foul, experts question the government’s excessive use of ECL power
