Pakistan's worsening governance failures have deepened the water emergency in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, where residents are now facing severe shortages as summer temperatures rise. The daily water deficit in Rawalpindi city and cantonment areas has climbed to more than 60 million gallons, while officials fear...
Pakistan’s major financial and economic institutions have released fresh economic data outlining the current state of the country’s economy, highlighting both signs of recovery and areas of growing concern.
The latest figures compiled from the State Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan Stock Exchange, Federal Board of Revenue, National Electric Power Regulatory...
Amnesty International has accused Pakistani authorities of enabling structural and persistent discrimination against the Ahmadiyya community and warning of escalating repression.
In an open letter to Pakistan’s Punjab provincial government, the organisation said Ahmadis in Pakistan continue to face harassment, unlawful restrictions on worship, arbitrary arrests, violence, and administrative discrimination,...
The Pakistan government has directed provincial administrations to raise more than 400 billion PKR in additional taxes in the next fiscal year as the cash-strapped nation struggles to meet strict conditions set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to a report by The Express Tribune.
The move is likely to...
For decades, Pakistan and its military have been surrounded by controversy, both domestically and internationally, due to charges of corruption, political meddling, and putting individual or institutional self-interest ahead of national interest. It has become customary, over the years, for critics to argue that the military functions as a...
Karachi is facing a severe fresh milk crisis after dairy farmers threatened to suspend production unless the government immediately approves a Rs100-per-litre increase in milk prices
According to Dawn, the Dairy and Cattle Farmers Association (DCFA) stated that the dairy sector was nearing collapse due to soaring production costs and...
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sisters and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi were again not allowed to meet the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder at Adiala Jail, local media reported on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan said that being denied a meeting with...
The IMF has called on Pakistan to take swift and strict action against trade-based money laundering ahead of the federal budget for FY 2026-27,
As per the report, the IMF has raised concerns over suspicious financial activities across several sectors, including trade, banking, real estate, and non-financial businesses. It has...
The 28-point restrictions imposed on Aurat
March Karachi by the government of Sindh province in Pakistan
showcases "distressing example of familiar double standards" as
women, who are celebrated during speeches and choreographed
events, are labelled as threats by the state when they start demanding
their rights, local media has highlighted.
An editorial in leading Pakistani...
The United Arab Emirates has detained and deported up to 15,000 Pakistani workers, many of them believed to be Shia Muslims, in what community leaders and former lawmakers describe as a large-scale crackdown carried out without formal charges.
According to Mohammad Amin Shaheedi, a senior Shiite cleric and chief of...
