Pakistan has witnessed a sharp increase in power tariffs, breaking records during the current government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
Sources were of the view that Pakistan has never witnessed such a hike in power tariff in any government.
Shehbaz Sharif’s government put a whopping burden of Rs2 trillion on electricity...
Pakistan emerged as the hardest-hit country, experiencing an economic loss of $1.62 billion due to nearly 10,000 hours of internet disruptions. Myanmar and Sudan followed closely, suffering losses of $1.58 billion and $1.12 billion, respectively. Additionally, Iraq reported the highest number of internet shutdowns (61), primarily during school exams,...
With at least 685 members of security forces losing their lives amid a total of 444 terror attacks, 2024 turned out to be the deadliest year for civil and military security forces of Pakistan in a decade.
Equally alarming were the cumulative losses of civilians and security personnel: 1,612 fatalities, accounting for...
As many as 365 people, including security personnel, have been martyred and several injured in terrorist attacks, targeted killings, bomb blasts, landmine explosions and criminal activities so far this year in the provincial capital.
While overall crime rate decreased, those related to motorcycle and car snatching increased during the year.
Quetta...
WASHINGTON: A senior White House official on Thursday (Dec 19) said nuclear-armed Pakistan is developing long-range ballistic missile capabilities that eventually could allow it to strike targets well beyond South Asia, making it an "emerging threat" to the United States.
Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer's surprise revelation underscored how...
The Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen (MWM) and Jafria Alliance on Tuesday highlighted the plight of the troubled region of Parachinar and said that a humanitarian crisis had been unfolding there, affecting not only Shias but people of all faiths.
They asked the federal and provincial governments and state institutions to solve the ongoing crisis...
Residents of the violence-marred Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continue to reel under the worsening crisis amid existing road closures which have led to a severe shortage of of food, medicine, fuel and other necessary items in the area.
The main Kurram-Peshawar road has been closed for 76 days leading to...
Pakistan ranks 198th globally in internet speed rankings, according to a report by the World Population Review.
According to the report, Pakistan ranks below Palestine, Bhutan, Ghana, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, and Libya in internet speed.
The average mobile internet download speed in Pakistan is 19.59 Mbps, while broadband internet averages 15.52...
China has emerged as Pakistan’s biggest creditor with its “iron brother” accounting for nearly 22 per cent of the country’s external debt, totalling approximately $28.8 billion. The next two biggest lenders are the World Bank with $23.55 billion credit and the Asian Development Bank at $19.63 billion. Critics argue that Pakistan could soon be...
For over two years, Russia and Ukraine have been locked in a deadly conflict. During this period, the Russian military launched numerous attacks on Ukraine using various lethal weapons, culminating in widespread destruction. Recently, Russia demonstrated the MIRV (Multiple Independently Re-entry Vehicle) missile technology used in Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles...
