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[ KARACHI: Questions continue to loom on the lack of international trading activities in Pakistan as it enters its 80th year of independence. According to the World Bank’s World Development Indicators, exports of goods and services from Pakistan surpassed $40 billion in 2025, the highest in its history. Imports of goods and services into Pakistan … Read more
Bessent says administration will use full economic, government powers to isolate Tehran US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a media interview at the White House in Washington, DC on July 30, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that the United States was entering an “economic D-Day” against Iran following what he … Read more
[ Real challenge is country’s capacity to carry and service debt sustainably; signs emerging direction may finally be c SLOW PACE: The government’s external debt rose from Rs23.4 trillion to Rs24.2 trillion – a jump of Rs783 billion – which was lower than previous trends due to the appreciation of the rupee against the US … Read more
Heavy rainfall has continued across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since Monday night, causing widespread disruption and flooding. PHOTO: EXPRESS PESHAWAR: A bridge constructed only six months ago over a drain near Nasir Bagh on Peshawar’s Northern Bypass, along with a section of the connecting road, was swept away by a flood surge triggered by monsoon rains. The … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: The dual problem of stagflation and climate change has put policymakers on notice. They struggle to find a solution that can satisfy the country’s economic and development needs without compromising its climate change targets and ambitions. It is a tedious job amid shrinking economic opportunities driven by a wave of protectionism, unilateralism and … Read more
. QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti has announced that a major road in Duki district will be named after Lady Doctor Mahnoor Nasar in recognition of her courage, dedication and selfless service to the local community. Following the chief minister’s directives, the Balochistan Local Government and Rural Development Department has issued a formal … Read more
The unusual weather pattern and dried out peatlands, a kind of wetland, have been behind some of the country’s worst fire seasons. This year could be one.
Reforms restructure the 1,522-member force, recall absent staff and introduce formal duties UPPER DIR: The Dir Levies Force has undergone what officials describe as historic administrative and operational reforms, with absent personnel brought back into service, staff posted outside the district recalled and the force’s command structure placed under the police. As part of the … Read more
. KARACHI: City Mayor and Water Corporation Chairman Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Sunday inaugurated the fully restored Garden water pumping station, which had remained non-operational for 21 years due to the absence of a power connection. The restoration project cost Rs30.25 million and included repairs to the station’s civil structure, panel room, staff room and … Read more
. ISLAMABAD: Renowned writers, poets and intellectuals praised Professor Dr Inamul Haq Javed’s distinctive humorous poetry, social awareness and command of language at an appreciation ceremony for his Kulliyat-e-Mazahiya Shairi (Collected Humorous Poetry) held at the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL), Islamabad. The ceremony was organised by PAL in collaboration with Bazm-e-Adab Islamabad and attended … Read more