Its conferment on a journalist sterling credibility and impeccable integrity is a nation’s debt repaid, and adds to the credibility of the civilian award. By Naveed Naqvi.
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New MIPs set for tobacco crop of 2023
The prices, okayed by the ECC, are indicative and do not entail any financial obligation on the part of the federal government. By Staff Reporter.
What next for PTI?
Can the party that was once the hope of the middle class recover from the series of setbacks it has suffered one after the other since April? By Ahmer Kureishi.
New CJCSC Gen Mirza assumes office
The Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) is the senior most officer in the Pakistani military, who outranks all services chiefs including the COAS. By Naveed Naqvi.
FIA gets two-day remand of Swati
The firebrand senator is in trouble with the law again after sending slanderous tweets from his Twitter handle. By Naveed Naqvi.
Imran Khan says his party to quit all assemblies
By Naveed Naqvi
RAWALPINDI: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday said his party would quit the provincial and national assemblies, instead of marching on Islamabad in a new bid to force the coalition government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to announce snap polls.
Fast-tracked: Pakistan’s $1 billion sukuk repayment
The hard-currency outflow has been financed from multilateral and bilateral sources and will not affect the country’s forex reserves. By Staff Reporter.
SBP surprises with 100bp rate hike to tame inflation, ready for more action
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday raised its main interest rate by 100 basis points in a bid to crush inflation, surprising markets and becoming the first South Asian country to make such an aggressive hike in this economic cycle.
President rubberstamps PM’s choice of military commanders
Although entirely ceremonial, the move paves the way for an orderly transition of military command, ending a period of heightened political tensions in the country. By Naveed Naqvi.
The legacy of Gen Bajwa
The army Gen Bajwa leaves behind is a far cry from the army he inherited, and this will be the defining feature of his legacy as the military commander of a nation struggling to walk the walk of democracy. By Ahmer Kureishi and Naveed Naqvi.
