Research urges targeted investment, stronger institutions and local participation for inclusive growth QUETTA: Despite sitting atop vast mineral wealth and holding Pakistan’s most strategically important coastline, Balochistan remains the country’s most impoverished province. Now, a new study argues that lessons from China’s extraordinary poverty-reduction journey could help transform the region, if adapted carefully to local … Read more

Babar Azam addresses his team’s huddle ahead of the second day of the Lord’s Test match. Photo: AFP Pakistan cricket has entered one of the most embarrassing phases in its history, with the ongoing 2026 England Test series exposing not only the team’s weaknesses on the field but also alarming instability in the boardroom. The … Read more

Girls Higher Secondary School Jacob Lines examination centre in Karachi. PHOTO: JALAL QURESHI/FILE The Sargodha Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) on Wednesday announced the results of the Matric Part-I annual examination 2026, recording an overall pass percentage of 42.61%. According to the board, a total of 107,782 candidates appeared in the examination, of whom … Read more