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Friday, November 1, 2024

The future of PTI’s government in AJK

Manufacture and flouting of alliances have been a high-flying facet of party politics. The rise and decay of alliances remained in fashion till the...

Inflation slows down to 8.4pc in July

The consumer price index (CPI) slowed for the month of July as food costs rose slowly. Both urban and rural core inflation rising by 6.9 percent in July year-on-year. The two major contributors to the overall inflation remained "Food" and the "Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Fuels" sector.

Toyota, Suzuki post record sales in July

Leading auto manufacturers in Pakistan Toyota and Suzuki have posted record monthly sales of vehicles in the month of July. The experts attribute this record to the uptick of car financing in the country following low cost of borrowing for consumers.

Razak Dawood explains outcomes of PM Khan’s meeting with exporters

Following Prime Minister Imran Khan's consultation with the leading exporters, Abdul Razak Dawood and Shehbaz Gill explained how the government's policies in the past have led to positive results. Numbers on the government's targets and achievements were also shared by Mr. Dawood.

Pakistan set to launch car financing at 5% interest rate?

In a meeting to discuss the upcoming Auto Policy 2021-26, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin directed the members to speed up the formulation of the car financing policy in Pakistan. During the discussion, important development in the EV sector was also discussed.

Pakistani guy returns wallet to Indian man in a thrilling Bollywood-style search

A Pakistani guy named Ghazi Taimoor in the UK has been making rounds on social after his story of returning the lost wallet to...

Climate change crises: A new foremost priority of Pakistan

Pakistan is one of the hardest hit countries by global climate change. due to increased vulnerability of monsoon, temperature, Himalayan glacier melt, and its...

Hammad Azhar blames electricity shortfall on Iranian power supply

Minister of Energy Hammad Azhar took to Twitter to say that the increased load shedding in the Gwadar and surrounding region is due to a power shortfall in Iran, and has urged the Iranian Ambassador to resolve the issue at the earliest.

NBA star Kyrie Irving helps build solar water center in Sindh

Kyrie Irving's KAI Family Foundation helped the women of Thar gain access to clean drinking water by supporting and collaborating with a local organization named Paani. Women commented that it is the first time anything more than photo shoots have been done in the village.

Is Samsung really coming to Pakistan?

Profit broke the news in the morning with the title, "Samsung declines offers to come to Pakistan", which spread like wildfire, however, this might not be true as the rest of the news agencies quote Advisor Abdul Razak Dawood saying that it is still coming to Pakistan as reported before.

A new research highlights “existential threat” to Muslims and Christians in India

Research by the London School of Economics highlights the discrimination against the minority classes, Muslims and Christians in India, and how different institutions in the country work together to make sure that these people are unable to raise their standards of living and rise against oppression of the bigoted state machinery.

Book review: Political Economy and Bad Governance

Syed M Uzair reviews Jamil Nasir's work. According to Syed Uzair, Mr. Jamil's book presents an excellent comparison of the different socio-political realms of different countries in the world with it. The author argues that the essence of governance lies in how state-society relations are structured and managed, and how citizens perceive the rules of the game.