Economy & Technology
Sindh to launch crackdown on fake fertilisers
KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to initiate a province-wide crackdown on fake fertilisers and agricultural medicines. In a meeting with farmer leaders, Sindh Agriculture Minister Sardar Muhammad Bakhsh Mahar...
UN report confirms BLA-TTP collaboration, warns of growing regional instability
UNITED NATIONS: A recent report from the United Nations has confirmed the close collaboration between two outlawed militant groups, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), including its Majeed Brigade, and Tehrik-e-Taliban...
Tally rises to 120 as another PTI worker’s property forfeited in May 9 case
Sargodha ATC sentences Ismael to life in prison with property forfeiture Faisalabad ATC ordered property forfeiture of 90 convicts, while Sargodha ATC ordered for 30 others SARGODHA: The Anti-Terrorism Court...
The evolving challenge of terrorism
Terrorism has cast a long and troubling shadow over Pakistan, a menace that began to manifest with macabre intensity in the late 1970s and early 1980s. This period was a...
Punishing the PTI for 9 May
The sentencing of 1108 individuals convicted of arson and rioting by a Faisalabad Anti-terrorist Court adds to the woes of the PTI, for those convicted includes members of both Senate...
Colonial loot continues
Auction houses in the West make a living by selling off articles stolen from Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Most of these items are stolen from endless colonial wars,...
Trade deal opens new pathways
In the dense thickets of global diplomacy where trade wars and strategic alignments increasingly shape bilateral relationships, the recently finalized US-Pakistan trade deal announced on July 31, emerges as more...
Trillions robbed each year
While millions of hardworking Pakistanis surrender a significant portion of their meagre incomes to a punitive and imbalanced tax regime, the nation is haemorrhaging wealth at a scale that is...
PLA anniversary celebrated with new warship debut
BEIJING: The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) celebrated the 98th anniversary of its founding on Friday, as official media made multiple major revelations of the Chinese military’s recent achievements in equipment...
Women’s Assembly calls for justice for women cotton pickers in Sindh
KARACHI: A Women’s Assembly, organized by the Sindh Community Foundation (SCF) in collaboration with the Commonwealth Foundation, was held under the theme “Claiming Safe Working Conditions and Climate Justice.” The...
