September 2022

Sign inPakistan continues to grapple with unprecedented floods. By some estimates, 15 percent of the country’s population has been affected and more than 1,200 lives have been lost. Flood-related damage may run as much as $30 billion, and experts warn of food instability and disease outbreaks in the months ahead.Even in good times, Pakistan’s government …

Pakistan is asking for urgent flood relief. – The Washington Post Read More »

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday that while Pakistan’s economic growth reached around six per cent in FY22, it was expected to slow down in the current fiscal year to 3.5pc because of double-digit inflation, climate headwinds and policy efforts.In the latest Asian Development Outlook update, the ADB revised Pakistan’s growth estimates from …

Pakistan's economy to slow down to 3.5pc in FY23 due to climate headwinds: ADB – DAWN.com Read More »

No-trust bid to fail due to trust deficit within opposition ranks: UmarNSA says Pakistan safe for international cricketPML-N president meets leadership of breakaway faction PML-Q after 14 yearsA PML-N delegation led by its president Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday met with the PML-Q leadership at its residence in Lahore after a gap of 14 years as …

Shehbaz woos Chaudhrys for no-trust move – The Express Tribune Read More »

Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, University of Mary Washington Surupa Gupta does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.View all partnersIndia and Pakistan inherited the same economic legacy of …

India's economy has outpaced Pakistan's handily since Partition in 1947 – politics explains why – The Conversation Read More »

— KSE-100 plunges over 700 points, US dollar value reaches record highISLAMABAD: The country’s political uncertainty with ongoing tussles over the recent elections contributed to the rise of an already climbing dollar as well as a blood bath in the stock market.According to the details, the dollar continued its relentless upward march against the rupee …

Political uncertainty leading to economic chaos – Pakistan Today Read More »

Topics Pakistan  | Politics IANS  |  Islamabad  Last Updated at August 10, 2022 12:58 IST https://mybs.in/2axnmwp Reacting to the Pakistan governments move to file references against the PTI chairman in prohibited funding and Toshakhana cases, former Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has warned that attempts to arrest Imran Khan or break the party would trigger "bloody …

Pakistan: Imrans arrest may trigger bloody politics, warns ex-Minister – Business Standard Read More »

NEW YORK, /DNA/ – Victoria Nuland, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs of the United States Department of State held a meeting with Hina Rabbani Khar, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs on the sidelines of the UNGA today. The MOS thanked the U.S. Government for the solidarity it expressed with the flood victims by …

MoS Hina Khar underscores huge potential of Pak-US ties – Islamabad Post Read More »

Pakistan’s hybrid democracy is facing unprecedented upheaval. The ousting of Imran Khan in the country’s first-ever successful vote of no confidence has shaken up the system, primarily due to Imran’s rising popularity in the wake of his ouster. Refusing to cool down his narrative, Imran is facing contempt of court proceedings and an anti-terrorism case, …

Pakistan's hybrid regime is coming to an end. What next? – DAWN.com Read More »

Questions over the clout of Pakistan’s all-powerful Army are arising as Imran Khan is taking on General Qamar Javed Bajwa and his top aides publicly. Nawaz Sharif had also taken on the Army but never as blatantly as Khan, whose followers are also tweeting against Bajwa. Amid positive changes in the legal landscape for the …

Is Pakistan Army Losing Its Clout In Nation's Politics? – Outlook India Read More »

Families with expired visas and cramped, precarious living arrangements are waiting for Canada – whose forces they helped before the Taliban takeover – to answer their pleasThe family of Pardais Haidari, a former NATO trainer in Afghanistan, has been in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, since July waiting for a way out. 'We will come to Canada and …

Afghans stranded and running out of money in Pakistan plead for Ottawa to speed up their approvals – The Globe and Mail Read More »