Much left to be desired: The PTI Budget 2020-21
The national budget 2020-21 presented today offers no surprises. Announced in a typical PTI style where, as usual, ambiguity prevails on where the real...
Economy to take a hit as Hajj curtailed for 2020 by Saudi Arabia
Vacant religious sites. Abandoned pilgrim tents. Lifeless hotels. A stunning emptiness - and fears of economic ruin - haunt the usually bustling city of...
PIA flying blind as fake license scandal slaughters repute
Pakistan's national airline is taking heavy flak after it emerged that nearly a third of its pilots were holding fake or dubious licences, with...
How is federal budget a success story, and not the other way round?
Pakistan’s economy had already been suffering before the COVID-19 outbreak, it was in no imminent danger of a recession. The Current Account Deficit dropped...
Pandemic hits Pakistan’s sports industry for six
As the world of sports slowly reopens after a months-long hiatus, Pakistan's otherwise thriving sports industry is struggling to recover from the hit it...
Emirates, Etihad and Fly Dubai suspend flights from Pakistan
Etihad Airways on Thursday suspended its flight operations from Pakistan, a day after several passengers who had travelled to Hong Kong by another airliner...
Iraq’s Kurds starve as tourism receipts go extinct
In a normal year, Ahmed Hazem's mountainside restaurant would be teeming with tourists. But a nationwide curfew aimed at combatting the novel coronavirus has...
Coronavirus allows UAE to extend hand of friendship to Israel
Companies in the United Arab Emirates and Israel will join forces to research and develop technology to fight the novel coronavirus, the two countries,...
No Chinese allowed in Delhi restaurants after border clash
One of Delhi's main hotel associations said Thursday that its members are barring Chinese guests, as calls for a boycott of Chinese goods gather...
150 pilots at PIA have dubious licenses: Aviation Minister
The management of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to ground its 150 pilots. The PIA spokesman said that about 150 pilots are being...
JS Banks takes the lead in SBP Rozgar Finance Scheme
Under the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, all around the globe central banks are using policy instruments to stimulate growth and reduce layoffs. In...
Why does Trump want to expand the G7 into a G11?
On June 03, the US President Donald Trump invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the upcoming G7 Summit. President Trump has also invited...