Permanent Woes The cost cuts announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif send a welcome signal at a time of financial crisis and could help the coalition government regain public standing and move closer to finalizing a deal with the IMF. But will these measures solve the structural problems that force this country to regularly knock on …
A woman dies A woman dies Every two minutes a woman dies in pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates from a report by the United Nations Organization, which stresses that the world must drastically accelerate progress to meet global goals to reduce maternal deaths, or else there is a risk that this will …
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China okays $700m China okays $700m Shortly after all the International Monetary Fund’s conditions to revive the $7 billion bailout were met, the finance minister announced on Wednesday that the board of the China Development Bank (CDB) has approved a $700 million loan to Pakistan. hoping for inflows from other multilateral lenders and friendly countries. …
6 TTP militants killed 6 TTP militants killed alleged terrorists linked to outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s counter-terrorism department and police during a joint intelligence operation in Lakki Marwat, police said on Thursday. In a statement released today, Lakki Marwat Police Spokesman Shahid Hameed said the operation at Dadiwala Police …
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Hundreds Aim For Jail Pakistani supporters of Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) will take to the streets of the provincial capital Punjab today (Wednesday) to open the ‘Bharo Tehreek Prison’ where ‘over 200 supporters’ are being detained by the court. In preparation for the action, PTI’s social media was busy throughout the day with party staffers and leaders …
Syrian girl rescued Syrians are moved by the fate of a brave nine-year-old girl named Sham, who captured tragedy, hope, and pain after an earthquake devastated her war-torn country. Trapped under rubble for 40 hours Syrian girl rescued alive, but now faces amputation of both legs due to tissue damage caused by contusions, doctors say. …
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FDI doubles to $222m FDI doubles to $222m after net disposals in December 2022, foreign direct investment (FDI) more than doubled to US$222 million in January after recording US$110 million in inflows in the same month last year. The latest data from the State Bank of Pakistan, released on Monday, showed that foreign direct investment …
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Productive Workers Productive workers factors responsible for Pakistan’s economic collapse include the abandonment of large multinational companies due to an unfavorable business environment and lack of foreign investment. Local entrepreneurs are also reluctant to set up production facilities. In the 1960s, considered the golden age of the country’s industrialization, foreign companies established a manufacturing industry …
Price of elite capture The scourge of Pakistan has long been a narrow-minded and oligarchic power elite that dominates its politics and controls its economy, to the detriment of the people’s well-being and the country’s progress and development. Its position solidified over decades, has meant that governance challenges have multiplied with strength and intensity, threatening …
A national CTD Pakistan needs a national CTD to alleviate the provincial police’s burden and ensure clarity of purpose. PAKISTAN has long fought extremism, insurgency, and terrorism. Numerous legal, administrative, and political measures have been taken since 9/11, but despite a vast counter-terrorism (CT) apparatus, goals have yet to be achieved. In practice, terrorism has …
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