The international Miss Universe contest is updating its selection procedure to be more “inclusive” after more than 70 years. Mothers and married women will be able to compete in the pageant starting next year. The pageant released a statement saying, “We all believe that women should have agency over their lives and that a human’s […]
The fifth meeting between the Contact and Coordination Committees (Cs) of the two parties, which took place on Monday, remained inconclusive and both decided to meet again today (Tuesday) to finalize the power-sharing formula. According to sources, former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will be the nominee for Pakistan’s next premier to lead a new coalition […]
Taking to her Instagram handle on Tuesday evening, Sidra Niazi treated her thousands of followers with some sun-kissed pictures of herself, from the sets of her on-air serial ‘Sukoon’. “An expression of immense patience. An illusion, of course. Nobody is that patient,” read the caption on the four-photo gallery. View this post on Instagram […]
The credit rating agency says that a “new deal” is key to the country’s credit profile, and we assume one will be achieved within a few months. Still, an extended negotiation or failure to secure it would increase external liquidity stress and raise the probability of default. Pakistan’s external position has improved in recent months, […]
He went into hiding after the May 9, 2023 incidents – wherein military installations, prominently Corps Commander House Lahore, came under attack following the arrest of PTI founder Imran Khan. Today, the Peshawar High Court (PHC) granted him transit bail against bonds worth Rs100,000 and ordered the PTI senator to appear before the court concerned. […]
The entire governmental debt and liabilities of Pakistan are starting to become unmanageable. Since 2011, the nation’s domestic debt has climbed six times while its external debt has doubled. “The debt crisis facing Pakistan is a significant, existential, and pressing issue that calls for quick and calculated responses. Debt repayments are at an all-time high, […]
The Pakistani parliament’s upper house, the Senate, took a critical step on Monday when it voted against the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill 2023, which sought to change the country’s penal code (1860) and code of criminal procedure (1898). The bill, which called for rape suspects to be hanged in public, was defeated by a majority […]
Even as relations deteriorated due to the demands of the newly elected Maldivian President, Mohamed Muizzu, for Indian forces to withdraw from his nation, India increased its development support to the Maldives with projects picking up steam last year. India and China have courted the nation of the Indian Ocean, which has historically been close […]
According to Fitch Ratings, Pakistan may face difficulties in obtaining a financing agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to replace the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), which is set to expire in March 2024, because of the highly contested outcome of the country’s most recent election and the political uncertainty that followed. Fitch issued a warning […]
Anwaarul Haq Kakar, the acting prime minister, declared on Monday that Pakistan will protect public employees in carrying out their constitutional responsibilities, take action against “violent trolls,” and guarantee “exemplary punishment” for them. The declaration was made a few days after the Rawalpindi Commissioner resigned from his position, claiming he was being “hanged for doing […]
