Court’s nod sought to record Pinky’s voice samples – Newspaper
KARACHI: The investigating officer (IO) in a narcotics case has approached a court, seeking permission to record the voice samples of alleged drug baroness Anmol Pinky and her three accomplices in prison. Pinky was arrested last month in connection with two cases registered at the Garden police station pertaining to the possession of drugs and […]
PSX sheds 1,486 points amid geopolitical jitters
Broad-based selling keeps KSE-100 index firmly in red as banks, energy, cement and auto stocks lead losses The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) remained under intense selling pressure on Monday as investors reacted to rising geopolitical concerns, dragging the benchmark KSE-100 index sharply lower during intraday trade. The market opened in the red and extended losses […]
Respite needed – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
THE federal budget is rightly bemoaned as a futile exercise. The space available for anything particularly creative — meaningfully redistributive or growth-enabling — is extremely limited. Instead, nearly every budget of the last decade and a half has been an exercise in managing the fiscal deficit under an IMF programme. Once that’s accounted for, the […]
Is parliament effective? – Newspaper
A DEMOCRACY needs an effective parliament. Has Pakistan’s parliament lived up to this responsibility? The evidence suggests it hasn’t. Parliament has underperformed. It has acted as little more than a rubber-stamp for the present government. This reflects a broader trend of democratic erosion in the country in recent years. Several reports offer telling insights into […]
Doctors go on strike in Quetta over heinous acid attack – Pakistan
• Victim’s eyes damaged, but is said to be in stable condition• CM honours ward boy who helped victim; Aseefa recommends him for country’s highest civilian award• FIR registered; political leaders slam incident QUETTA: The Young Doctors Association (YDA) on Sunday announced an indefinite strike, shutting down Out-Patient Departments (OPDs) and elective services in all […]
Democrats hold early lead ahead of mid-terms – World
• National polls show they have modest edge over Republicans• Congress serves as check on presidential powers WASHINGTON: National polling suggests that Democrats hold a modest advantage over Republicans ahead of the 2026 US mid-term elections, a contest that could significantly affect President Donald Trump’s ability to advance his agenda during the second half of […]
Tehran vows payback after Israel attacks Beirut despite truce – World
• Ghalibaf says violation makes US, Israeli assets ‘legitimate targets’• Trump calls for ‘surgical attacks’ against Hezbollah• Lebanese army says its chief travelled to Pakistan to meet top officials SMOKE rises after an Israeli airstrike targeted Tyre.—AFP BEIRUT: Israeli warplanes struck Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday, hitting apartments in two residential buildings in the densely-populated […]
Earthquake of magnitude 7.8 strikes off southern Philippines, 15 feared killed
Tsunami alerts issued in southern Philippines, northern Indonesia and the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo island A road is blocked near the collapsed building after a magnitude 7.8 quake in General Santos, Philippines, June 8, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. PHOTO: REUTERS At least 15 people were feared dead in the southern […]
Digging deeper into deficit – Newspaper
Pakistan’s external trade balance continues to widen beyond normal cyclical swings, pointing instead to deeper structural constraints that have accumulated over decades. Despite periodic policy interventions and short-term stabilisation efforts, the underlying pattern remains unchanged: import growth consistently outpaces export earnings, leaving the economy dependent on external inflows to bridge a persistent gap. During the […]
Cutting out the middleman – Newspaper
Every federal budget is a stark reminder of how much Pakistan’s federal government is unable to spend within its means. Therefore, the burden to keep fiscal balance somewhat manageable falls on the same few sacrificial lambs, typically the formal sector in terms of collection and development needs for expenditure. Troublesome as it may be, the […]