PES: GDP growth higher than last year but falls short of 4.2pc target

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb is presenting the Pakistan Economic Survey (PES) for FY2025-26. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he said the survey told a story, reflecting the resilience and discipline shown during the previous year. He said the country began the outgoing fiscal year with uncertainty due to tariffs. “Then, by the end of […]
Govt unveils Pakistan Economic Survey report for outgoing fiscal year

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb is presenting the Pakistan Economic Survey (PES) for FY2025-26. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he said the survey told a story, reflecting the resilience and discipline shown during the previous year. He said the country began the outgoing fiscal year with uncertainty due to tariffs. “Then, by the end of […]
Punjab declares Indus dolphin habitat wildlife sanctuary

Sanctuary aims to conserve Punjab’s largest population of endangered Indus River dolphins The Punjab government has declared a stretch of the Indus River with the highest concentration of the endangered Indus River dolphin in the province as the “Punjnad Indus River Dolphin Wildlife Sanctuary”, marking a significant step towards the conservation of the rare freshwater […]
Claims of Lahore and Faisalabad en route to rank among world’s hottest cities by 2050 is misleading – Pakistan

Since June 7, 2026, several local digital media pages on X, Facebook and Instagram have been claiming that Lahore and Faisalabad were en route to rank among the world’s hottest cities by 2050. However, the claim is misleading. On June 7, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) released an advisory, warning that a heatwave would engulf […]
Any attempt to block water will have ‘far-reaching consequences’, warns FO after Indian minister’s remarks – Pakistan

The Foreign Office on Thursday warned that any deliberate attempt to block water essential to Pakistan’s survival and development would have “far-reaching consequences”. “Any such act would be treated with utmost seriousness and could possibly amount to an act of war under Article 51 of the UN Charter,” said FO spokesperson Tahir Andrabi during a […]
ICT exports reach $3.4b but structural gaps persist

IT and services exports – already crossing the multibillion-dollar mark – are growing at a faster clip than goods and carry immense significance. Photo: file KARACHI: Pakistan’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and telecommunications sectors recorded notable growth during FY2026, according to the Pakistan Economic Survey unveiled on Thursday. ICT exports reached $3.388 billion, while […]
Pakistan passed at diplomacy, let’s get the degrees rolling now – Pakistan

Mid-tier foreign universities are rushing into Pakistan under new HEC rules, but the real opportunity lies in our own classrooms. Pakistan’s prominence in global diplomacy has risen in recent months as a result of the role the country has played in brokering negotiations between the USA, Iran and the Gulf countries. Inevitably, however, this will […]
US inflation hits 3-year high as Iran war drives energy shock, rattles markets

Energy prices rises 3.9% in May alone, Gasoline prices surges by as much as 40%, while fuel oil climbes 59% Customers shop for groceries at a Walmart Supercenter retail store in North Bergen, New Jersey, US, November 21, 2025. Photo: Reuters US inflation surged to a three-year high in May, driven largely by soaring energy […]
PPP, PML-N delegations discuss formula to form GB govt at Gilgit huddle – Pakistan

Delegations of the PPP and the PML-N met in Gilgit-Baltistan to discuss proposals for forming a government in the region after the recent elections, the parties said on Thursday. The PPP is all set to form a government in the region after it gained 11 out of 24 seats in the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly, according […]
‘Folding clothes, coffee making, sandwich making’: Indian workers training AI robots to take their jobs – World

With a smartphone strapped to her head, Indian housewife Nagireddy Sriramyachandra films herself slicing mangoes to train AI-powered robots to take on household jobs in the future. Earning just over two dollars for an hour of video, her mundane recordings are invaluable for global tech companies teaching machines how to move like humans in the […]