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Ali Nawaz Rahimoo Umarkot: The devastating floods of 2011 and again in 2022 did far more than destroy infrastructure and livelihoods, they exposed a hard truth that climate change is no longer a distant risk but a present and recurring…

News Desk  Islamabad: Consumers may face higher prices for solar panels, electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles in the upcoming fiscal year as the government considers major tax increases under Budget 2026-27 in line with recommendations…

News Desk  Islamabad: The Pakistani rupee strengthened to its highest level in nearly 20 months on Monday, gaining further ground against both the US dollar and the UAE dirham amid improving foreign exchange reserves and continued…

Ishtiaq Ahmed  Bradford: For Pakistanis living both inside and outside Pakistan, Pakistan’s position on this issue appears somewhat ambiguous. Many important questions are circulating in people’s minds, and there is strong curiosity to…

News Desk  Islamabad: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday claimed that Pakistan may not require financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) within the next six months, citing a sharp increase in defence…

News Desk  Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said that due to the untiring efforts of the incumbent government and its economic team, Pakistan was now out of the woods economically, with major indicators…

News Desk Islamabad: The federal government is gearing up to introduce sweeping tax reforms in the upcoming budget for fiscal year 2025-26, with a particular focus on boosting revenue by targeting cash-based transactions, e-commerce, and…

News Desk Islamabad: The Economic Survey 2024-25, released ahead of Pakistan’s federal budget due Tuesday, paints a cautiously optimistic picture of a stabilising economy under the ongoing $7 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF)…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: In the contrasting chaos of Karachi and Islamabad, two women – one seated in searing sun to hawk household goods, the other crouched in filth rummaging through refuse – symbolize the real cost of a nation’s…

AFP/APP Washington: Global growth is expected to ease slightly to 3.2 percent this year and remain at that level in 2025, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which released its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) report on…