The recent ce­­asefire, led by Pakistan, if it holds and mat­ures into something lasting, is the perfect opportunity to ...
LAHORE: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto today [April 10] issued a specific order that former Sardars in Baluchistan and other provinces should wind up their private jails and release the prisoners ...
KARACHI: Pakistan’s listed pharmaceutical sector recorded an all-time high in profitability, surging 78 per cent year-on-year to Rs42.2 billion in 2025, primarily driven by higher sales, lower active ...
No less alarming are the moves made by the United States, with President Donald Trump wilfully, dangerously and blindly ...
A large share of the tax gap is not evasion but policy.
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Optics in education

THE claim that the government spends 1.5 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) on education, and the ...
ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index, rose to 12.15 per cent year-on-year in the week ...
The KSE-100 index also snapped its 10-week losing streak, staging a strong comeback with a weekly gain of 16,793 points, or ...
The chemical imbalance theory has been powerful because of its simplicity in selling the message to the public. It reassures ...
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POLYTHENE BAGS

Despite the ban on polythene bags, nothing has changed on the ground. According to various environmental estimates, Pakistan uses around 55-60 billion plastic bags annually, with major urban cities, ...
“Investors remained cautious as they kept a close eye on developments surrounding the fragile ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran,” said David Morrison, an analyst at Trade Nation, adding that ...
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Holy sites

THE reopening of occupied Jerusalem’s holiest sites after 41 days of closure offered a rare moment of relief amid the regional turmoil. For the first time since the conflict erupted between Iran and ...