By Ahmer Kureishi
June, the final month of the last fiscal year saw wholesale inflation in Pakistan rise to a historic high of 38.9 percent per annum, giving rise to fears that the flood of consumer price inflation is about to turn into a tsunami. Already at this point, the consumer price index was at 21.32 percent per annum.
Is Pakistan finally ready to turn the page on this dark chapter of its history? Ahmer Kureishi ISLAMABAD: The way the proceedings of a case
By Staff Reporter
A day after Moody’s downgraded Pakistan’s outlook from stable to negative citing “political and social risk”, British weekly the Economist has provided an apt translation for the obscure jargon: “Imran Khan is jeopardising Pakistan’s attempts to fix its economy”.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Where the manifest sexual innuendo Imran Khan poked at Maryam Nawaz betrays the degeneration of his cynical toxic masculinity, it also lays bare his personal libidinous frustration that men of his mentality gratify by telling the women, who challenge them socially, sexually, and politically, how “penetrable” they are. Shame. But it must be said.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has initiated a fresh round of consultations with his Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) allies over whether the coalition should continue in government or step down to make way for fresh elections, Independent Pakistan can report.
By Staff Reporter
Confusion is the order of day. Political instability, economic challenges, and constitutional crises seem to have grown all over Pakistan like stubborn fungi. It seems those at the helm of affairs have no prudent roadmap to steer the country through.
By Staff Reporter
There was a mighty downswing. No lofted drive. Bails take wing. The middle stump rattled. Clean bowled! What?
From the Editors
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah while speaking to media at Sehwan earlier this week expressed his resolve to take up the issue of water shortage in Sindh in the Council of Common Interest. Later in the week a strong worded statement, issued from the Sindh CM demanded judicious distribution of water and called upon the federal government to adhere to the IRSA accord 1991.
Pakistan experienced a severe heatwave from 26th April to 2nd May 2022. With predicted dust-thunderstorm and rains during the Eid holidays in most parts of the country, the heatwave is likely to gradually subside towards the weekend.
Although relatively cooler and windy weather in Karachi brought a little relief, Nawabshah recorded today’s highest temperature at 49.5 C with temperatures varying within the range of 42 C to 49.5 C in various parts of the country.
