Pakistan's manufacturing sector, once hailed as the driving force behind economic growth and job creation, is now enduring one of its gravest crises in recent years. The sector has suffered a staggering 46 per cent decline in private investment over the last six years, sparking serious conce
Hundreds of displaced families in Kabul are living in tents as winter nears, struggling without food, fuel, or shelter. Many say they have no land or money to rent homes and urge the Islamic Emirate for help, Tolo News reported.
The move has prompted the Flour Mills Association to announce the suspension of flour distribution from Monday, raising alarms of an impending food emergency in Pakistan's twin cities, as reported by The Express Tribune.
According to Dawn, World Bank Country Director Bolormaa Amgabazar cautioned that Pakistan ranks among the most climate-threatened countries, facing rising pollution levels, recurring floods, and depleting natural resources.
"We knew all about the Pakistani nuclear weapons design, and we knew all about the F-16s, as you could imagine. And we knew that the F-16s were capable of delivering the Pakistani nuclear weapons as they existed at that time, without any doubt," he said.
Amid a worsening economic crisis, the World Bank Group has sounded alarm bells over Pakistan's deepening poverty and widening inequality in its recently released report, "Reclaiming Momentum Towards Prosperity: Pakistan's Poverty, Equity and Resilience Assessment".
The fact-finding study, titled "When Policy Divides," paints a grim picture of how Pakistan's post-2023 passport-visa regime and the fencing of the Durand Line have destroyed livelihoods, fractured families, and deepened resentment among border communities.
The paramilitary group said in a statement on Thursday that it would accept a "humanitarian ceasefire" proposed by the US-led "quad" mediator group, which includes Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, "to address the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of the war and to enhan
"Today I have come among you to ask who are those people who created an identity crisis for the youth of Bihar? Who are those people who tarnished Bihar's identity?" the BJP leader asked the people while addressing a public rally in Sitamarhi.
Top Democratic leaders in the US Congress have written to President Donald Trump, calling for an immediate bipartisan meeting to end the ongoing "Republican-led federal government shutdown" and to address what they termed a "Republican healthcare crisis".
In an interview with ANI, Premadasa, who is on a visit to India, lauded the Indian government for its "fullest support" during the economic crisis, adding that the mutual interest of both countries is to work together.