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Pakistan's FY2025-26 Federal Budget: A Tightrope Walk Between Stabilisation And Stagnation

Pakistan, June 16 -- For decades, Pakistan's economic story has been one of structural imbalances, chiefly, the infamous twin deficit dilemma: a persistently high fiscal deficit and a recurring curren... Read More


Privilege Over Prudence: The Backlash Against Parliamentarians' 500% Salary Hike In Budget 2025

Pakistan, June 16 -- Before the announcement of the Federal Budget 2025-2026, one announcement by the government captured the attention - and concern - of the public more than any other: a staggering ... Read More


Gold, Greed, And Governance: How Favouritism And Mismanagement Are Robbing KP's Future

Pakistan, June 16 -- Something troubling is unfolding along the banks of the Indus River. In Kohat, Nowshera, and Swabi, thousands of excavators and sieves are tearing into the earth day and night, ch... Read More


Madleen Was Not A 'Selfie Yacht' But The World's Most Selfless Yacht

Pakistan, June 13 -- At this moment in time when it is crystal clear that Gaza has been ditched and deceived by the whole world, and most disproportionately and disappointingly by the oil-rich Muslim ... Read More


Why The Muslim-Majority Gurdaspur District Went To India?

Pakistan, June 13 -- In my latest article, The Radcliffe Award: Facts and Fantasies' (Friday Times, 2 June 2025) I had not explained why Viceroy Wavell had in his 7 February 1946 Demarcation Plan devi... Read More


The Urban Hopes And Absurdities Of Pakistan

Pakistan, June 13 -- Pakistani car drivers are in a hurry. They do not want to stop at a traffic light. They do not want to give way to another car and most of all to pedestrians. If a hapless walker ... Read More


Is It Still United? Time To Rethink The Purpose Of The United Nations

Pakistan, June 13 -- When the Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed in Ahmedabad today, the whole world reacted as caring, empathetic human beings were expected to, regardless of national origin. It doesn't m... Read More


Federal Budget: Ambitious On Paper, Uncertain In Practice

Pakistan, June 12 -- The Federal Budget 2025-26 is a mixed bag of good intentions and tough realities. It tries to fix deep-rooted problems but still struggles with limited funds and outside economic ... Read More


The War Of Words: A Never-Ending India-Pakistan Saga

Pakistan, June 12 -- As a result of the four-day Indo-Pak conflict triggered by the Pahalgam attack, a dangerous storm of accusations, threats, and military posturing has once again gripped South Asia... Read More


Allied Bank Mobile Tap And Pay On UPI-PayPak Cards Launch Ceremony

Pakistan, June 12 -- Allied Bank Limited (ABL), UnionPay International (UPI), and Paysys Labs have joined hands to enhance digital payment security and convenience through tokenization technology in P... Read More