SBP keeps policy rate unchanged for 7th consecutive session at 22pc MPC stresses continuation of current monetary policy stance to bring inflation down to 5-7pc by September 2025. Updated 29 Apr, 2024 05:14pm
Audio leaks case: IHC’s Justice Babar Sattar dismisses pleas seeking his recusal Fines PTA, Pemra and FIA Rs500,000 each; summons IB joint director at next hearing. Updated 29 Apr, 2024 03:26pm
Scotland’s Humza Yousaf resigns as country’s leader The Scottish parliament now has 28 days to choose a new first minister before an election is forced. Published 29 Apr, 2024 04:27pm
Live Blinken says US-Saudi security pact for Israel normalisation nears ‘completion’ Iran criticises police crackdown in US against university students protesting the rising death toll in Gaza. Updated 29 Apr, 2024 05:29pm
Toronto’s Khalsa Day festivities marked by Khalistan slogans during Trudeau speech Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre, mayor Olivia Chow, NDP chief Jagmeet Singh also present in celebrations attended by "thousands". Published 29 Apr, 2024 05:33pm
Pakistan is Riyadh’s priority for investment and trade, Saudi minister tells PM In meeting with Bill Gates, Shehbaz says Pakistan working tirelessly to eradicate polio. Updated 29 Apr, 2024 03:58pm
PSX sheds 1,000 points ahead of policy rate announcement “The market is taking some correction ahead of the monetary policy announcement," analyst says. Updated 29 Apr, 2024 04:00pm
India is not an autocracy, insists PM Modi “Because the opposition is not able to get power, they start defaming India on the world stage,” he says. Published 29 Apr, 2024 03:04pm
4 terrorists killed in intelligence-based operation in Tank: ISPR Says militants remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area. Published 29 Apr, 2024 12:32pm
China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon’s ‘hidden’ side China is expected to launch a robotic spacecraft to collect soil and rocks from the side of the moon that permanently faces away from Earth. Published 29 Apr, 2024 12:59pm
Nourishing children’s success: How nutrition is vital for school performance Parents consider their child’s health and performance as their number one priority, providing them with the right nutrition at the right time.
1 Punjab CM Maryam’s uniformed appearance at parade causes a stir Opposition criticises move; Punjab police say rules allow chief ministers to don uniform for formal occasions. Pakistan , Updated 26 Apr, 2024 10:43am
2 Power Division rubbishes reports of taxing solar power consumers Says neither the Central Power Purchasing Agency nor the Power Division has sent any such summary to the government. Business , Published 27 Apr, 2024 07:57pm
3 German ambassador’s speech at rights conference in Lahore interrupted by pro-Palestine protester At Asma Jahangir Conference, criticism directed towards envoy for telling protesters to get out. World , Updated 27 Apr, 2024 10:27pm
4 Cipher case judge goes on 20-day leave ADSJ Tahir Sipra given charge of special court. Pakistan , Updated 28 Apr, 2024 07:55am
5 PTI ready to hold talks with ‘real’ stakeholders, says Senator Shibli Faraz PTI’s "real intentions" exposed, says PML-N. Pakistan , Updated 28 Apr, 2024 09:44am
Four hundred seats? Explanations for BJP’s rise and the reconfiguration of Indian politics offer both cultural and economic factors. Umair Javed
Weathering the storm Let 2024 be the year when we all proactively ensure that our communities are safeguarded and that the future is secure against the inevitable next storm.
Afghan repatriation COMPARED to the roughshod manner in which the caretaker set-up dealt with the issue, the elected government seems a...
Trying harder IT is a relief that Pakistan managed to salvage some pride. Pakistan had taken the lead, then fell behind before...
Hybrid pitfalls for PML-N The PML-N isn’t alone in this struggle for space as similar mixed signals come almost daily from the PTI as well.
Clashing realities Humility can be a bulwark against absolutism, and an antidote to the present era of grievance.
The grand delusion Expecting improvement under an elite under whose watch Pakistan has been brought to this sorry pass is the triumph of hope over experience.
Censorship and disinformation Enhancing media literacy among the populace can empower individuals to critically analyse and question the information they encounter.
Iran bans Egyptian drama for ‘inaccurate representation’ The Assassins is a 30-episode series about the founder of a sect known for political assassinations during the 11th century. AFP Published 29 Apr, 2024 10:56am
US court upholds R. Kelly child pornography conviction Kelly, 56, is already serving a 30-year sentence in a racketeering and sex trafficking case. AFP Published 27 Apr, 2024 01:45pm
From screens to streets: How Gen Z is disrupting the status quo and redefining activism It's safe to say that the kids are doing just fine. It is the adults running the world that are the problem. Uzair M. Younus Updated 26 Apr, 2024 05:20pm
The ministry of (dis)information and the ban on X How does a platform threaten national security and public order? How has its ban, yet use via VPNs, prevented this? Farieha Aziz Published 25 Apr, 2024 11:05am
China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon’s ‘hidden’ side Reuters Published 29 Apr, 2024 12:59pm
Tech’s promise & peril Can the harmful aspects of new technology be contained? Maleeha Lodhi Updated 29 Apr, 2024 09:53am
TikTok creators fear economic blow of US ban Platform has proven invaluable for businesses "just starting out". AFP Updated 29 Apr, 2024 10:16am
DEVELOPMENT: THE CENTREPIECE OF THE FUTURE Aside from its economic and commercial potential for Pakistan, the port city of Gwadar has great strategic value, which Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh Published 28 Apr, 2024 07:31am
CRICKET: THANK YOU, ROHIT A recent comment from India’s cricket captain Rohit Sharma, about his desire for a Test match between archrivals Pakistan and Shahid Akhtar Hashmi Published 28 Apr, 2024 07:31am
SOUNDSCAPE: GERSHWIN’S RIVETING RHAPSODY Celebrating 100 years of Gershwin’s groundbreaking classical-jazz masterpiece, Rhapsody in Blue Robert Taub Published 28 Apr, 2024 07:31am
THE GRAPEVINE Actor Adnan Siddiqui received some flak when he, according to him, “made a harmless joke” during a television chat that women PYT Published 28 Apr, 2024 07:31am