Pakistan’s legal tobacco sector is in dire need of help as high tobacco product tariffs have resulted in sharp declines in output and huge tax losses. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics reports that the growing price differential between legal and illegal cigarettes, mainly as a result of higher excise duty, has caused a 40% decline […]
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari stated on Tuesday that his party will assist the incoming administration on a “issue to issue basis” and in the event of significant votes, like the prime minister’s election, but he would not be joining the federal cabinet. Following a two-day meeting chaired by former president Asif Ali Zardari, the PPP’s […]
According to market sources, during the last two years, wealthy Pakistani individuals and businesspeople have not only made significant real estate investments in Dubai but have also set up export-import trading houses there. Anwar Khawaja, an investor from Karachi who also has companies in Dubai, stated, “It is not surprising that Pakistanis have been investing […]
The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) plans to redirect the Swat River at the Mohmand Dam, which is currently under construction, in April of this year. The project’s diversion system is gradually being completed in line with the schedule. On Tuesday, Wapda Chairman Engineer Lt-Gen (retd) Sajjad Ghani paid a visit to the Mohmand […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has joined the growing list of nations requesting that Pakistan follow legal channels to address the issues surrounding the election that took place last week. The UN chief urged Pakistani authorities and political figures to avoid taking actions that might inflame tensions and to use established legal channels to settle the […]
After the party emerged as the largest in the province, there had been days of discussion over who would be the party’s nomination for chief minister. On Tuesday, Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), suggested Ali Amin Khan Gandapur to be the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Speaking to reporters at Adiala jail […]
According to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Majlis-e-Wahdat-Muslimeen (MWM) would create governments in Punjab and the Center on orders from Imran Khan, the party’s founder. PTI spokesperson Raoof Hasan told the media in Islamabad on Tuesday that the former prime minister had instructed the party to form a coalition with Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) […]
Imran Abbas has developed a very picky pronunciation of Punjabi. The renowned actor, who was seated across from host Adnan Faisal, discussed his upcoming Punjabi film, Jee Ve Sohneya Jee, in which he plays the lead role with Simi Chahal, an Indian actress. “You say it like this, not that,” Imran reminisced, smirking. “I had […]
Roger Waters, an English artist and member of Pink Floyd, demanded on Tuesday that Imran Khan, the former prime minister, be freed from his “false imprisonment.” As a musician from England, I fervently believe in fair play. He penned a note addressed to “the military rulers of Pakistan and their masters in Washington,” saying, “What […]
After negotiations with the government broke down, hundreds of farmers in India marched on New Delhi on Tuesday, demanding minimum crop prices. To stop them, security officers used tear gas. Approximately 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of the capital, Ambala, was the scene of heavy tear gas clouds being fired by local broadcasters to scatter […]
