IT is that time again — the usual boom-and-bust cycle of Pakistan’s endless economic cycle — when we begin to hear increasing murmurs of higher GDP growth. The monks in the power halls of the country zealously sing hymns of ‘high growth’ and ‘stability’, and those who govern us promise dizzying heights for the umpteenth…
WITH a long history of terrorist attacks in the country, it is a pity that, instead of taking steps to pre-empt, or at least minimise, them, the government begins to calibrate some kind of a response only after the event. A day after the terrorist hijacking of the Jaffar Express ended, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif…
ISLAMABAD: PTI founder Imran Khan has filed a constitutional petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, challenging the transfer of judges from other provinces to the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The petition, filed under Article 184(3) of the Constitution, alleged the transfers were a deliberate attempt to undermine judicial independence and manipulate the judiciary for…
• ECC slashes solar net-metering buyback rate by one-third, ends net billing• Under new framework, consumers to sell at Rs10, buy at Rs42-48 per unit ISLAMABAD: In yet another knee-jerk reaction to curb renewable energy growth through solar net metering amid high grid electricity costs, the government on Thursday reduced the buyback rate by one-third…
• Chairs high-level security moot in Quetta; terms peace in KP, Balochistan essential to stability across the country• Premier blames release of Taliban fighters for surge in terrorism; slams propaganda against armed forces• Vows to equip security forces with tools needed for terror fight, bring Balochistan at par with other provinces QUETTA: A day after…
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Karachi Additional Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Javed Alam Odho on Thursday formed the Karachi Road Accident Analysis Team (Kraat) to analyse the causality of the rise in traffic accidents in the city and submit a detailed report to the authorities. While inaugurating the team at the deputy inspector general (DIG) traffic office, the city…
Sara Sharif (centre), her father Urfan Sharif (right), and her stepmother Beinash Batool (left). — Reuters/X/@NormanBrennan/File LONDON: A UK court on Thursday upheld lengthy prison terms handed to the father and stepmother of a 10-year-old British-Pakistani girl who was killed after suffering years of torture and abuse. The trial of Urfan Sharif and his wife…
An undated phot of Sindh Assembly building in Karachi. — APP The Sindh Assembly unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday against the construction of six new canals on the Indus River and its tributaries, including the Cholistan Canal, terming the project “illegal and a direct” violation of the 1991 Water Accord. “This house demands an…
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia agreed with US proposals for a ceasefire in Ukraine but any truce would have to deal with the root causes of the conflict and that many crucial details needed to be sorted out. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 has left hundreds of thousands of…