What is PTI thinking?Industrialists advocate sustainable policiesCentral bank discouraging imports to avert further drop in forex reservesAmid declining foreign exchange reserves, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has started choking the outflow of dollars of small amounts of less than $100,000 to avoid a further dip in the reserves, exposing many factories to the risk …
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Subscribing is the best way to get our best stories immediately. “What’s the difference between a politician, a journalist and a spy chief?”“Oh dear.”“Aesop, the guy who wrote over 600 fables including the one about the tortoise and the hare, said we hang petty thieves and appoint great ones to public office.”“That’s precisely what The …
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Since he was toppled by parliament five months ago, former Prime Minister Imran Khan has demonstrated his continued popularity with mass rallies across Pakistan, signaling to his rivals that he remains a considerable political force.On Tuesday, he addressed some 25,000 supporters in the northwestern city of Peshawar, the capital of deeply conservative …
It seems that the government is least interested in relieving the masses from the inflationary pressure The continuing economic difficulties of Pakistan are making the lives of common people miserable. The seventy-two-year-old Muhammad Ishaq Dar, the financial wizard of the ruling party, returned to Pakistan on September 27 after five years of a self-imposed exile …
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Temperature to shoot in countryConstitution reigns supremeSpokesperson stresses Pakistan could stay united and uphold national development and stabilityChina said on Wednesday all the parties in Pakistan could stay united and uphold national development and stability, stressing that the bilateral cooperation and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project would not be affected by the political situation …
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In the idealistic narrative of Human Rights history, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), established in late 1993, is a symbol of a more “humane” and “depoliticized” human rights effort.In an era when the Cold War has just ended and human rights have increasingly become an international consensus, OHCHR is undoubtedly …
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal lashed out Sunday at Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan for seducing people by his words, saying the former cricketer had mastered the art of disposing of people after using them akin to tissue paper.Addressing a news conference in Narowal on Sunday, the federal planning minister …
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LAHORE: Politicians, renowned media personalities and policymakers have called for effective measures to do away with fake news phenomenon and legislation to handle the unbridled media content as well as social media.At a seminar on “Role of PFUJ in Ensuring Press Freedom, Discouraging Fake News & Implementing Media Laws” it was resolved not to tolerate …
Exclusive: As economic turmoil continues, Shehbaz Sharif accuses predecessor of leaving the country in ruinsPakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, has accused the former premier Imran Khan of being the “the biggest liar on the face of the earth” and injecting poison into society to “dangerously polarise the electorate” after he was toppled from power earlier …
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E-commerce challenges highlightedKE’s monthly receivables improve to 96.69%Benchmark KSE100 index drops 650 points to settle at 41,540.03Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday lost significant ground in the face of political uncertainty that grew with the announcement of long march by PTI Chairman Imran Khan, beginning October 28.The benchmark KSE-100 index dived and shed 650 points …
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