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Pakistan sees economic meltdown with investors fleeing as state policies s
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
What was once dismissed as temporary instability has evolved into a systemic breakdown driven by excessive taxation, erratic policies, and state dominance over private credit and enterprise, as reported by The Express Tribune.
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Pakistan: Sindh on edge as state suppression and enforced disappearances s
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Traffic between Pakistan's Karachi and Hyderabad is expected to face severe disruption once again, as the Hyderabad bypass, which connects the M9 Motorway to the National Highway, is set to become the site of another major sit-in protest in the coming days, the Jeay Sindh Mahaz (JSM) has ann
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Pakistan reopens Torkham border as ceasefire with Afghanistan holds
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan was reopened on Saturday, allowing the return of Afghan refugees after a nearly two-week closure that followed deadly border clashes between the two countries last month, The Express Tribune reported.
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Bangladesh CID declares Sheikh Hasina, 260 others fugitives in sedition ca
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Bangladesh had issued a notice declaring the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 260 others as fugitives in a sedition case linked to the "Joy Bangla Brigade" platform, as reported by the Dhaka Tribune.
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World Bank disputes Pakistan's poverty claims, flags deep rural crisis and
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The World Bank questioned Pakistan's claims of poverty reduction, noting limited improvement among the poor and worsening rural poverty. It warned that Pakistan's economic model remains insufficient for sustainable growth, with deep inequalities and stalled progress since 2015, as reported b
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Sindh government's criminal negligence turns dengue outbreak into a nation
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, addressing a press conference at the Hyderabad Press Club, activist Imran Suharwardy, accompanied by Alhaj Gulshan Ilahi Qadri, Advocate Tahir Rajput, Advocate Zafar Arain, Nazish Fatima, Abdul Ghani Shah, Salman Zaidi, and Mukhtar Ahmed, revealed that 16 ci
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Twin terror strikes expose Pakistan's failing security apparatus in Baloch
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
At least 13 people, including two police officials, were injured in a grenade attack targeting a police mobile in Dera Murad Jamali, highlighting Pakistan's worsening security crisis in the volatile province. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ghulam Sarwar Bhayo said unidentified men hur
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Pakistan's cashless vision crumbles as ground realities expose digital ill
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Despite government promises to turn Pakistan into a modern digital economy, cash continues to dominate financial transactions, highlighting the gap between vision and reality. Over Rs9.5 trillion remains in circulation, reflecting Pakistan's slow transition toward a cashless system, as repor
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Negligence, mismanagement push Pakistan's sanitation system to the brink
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Out of the 14 public toilet facilities established in 2014, only two remain operational today, forcing countless citizens to relieve themselves in open spaces, a grim reminder of the city's decaying civic infrastructure, as reported by The Express Tribune.
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Pakistan Minister blames Afghanistan for Istanbul talks collapse after Isl
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The second round of peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Istanbul collapsed after the Afghan side "failed" to provide assurances on Islamabad's key demands, preventing any "workable solution", claims Pakistan's Information Minister Ataullah Tarar, as reported by The Express Tribun
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Statistical irregularities highlight weak oversight in Pakistan's economic
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's economic data has increasingly turned into a theatre of illusion where figures are deployed not to reveal, but to conceal reality. A pattern of misrepresentation in official economic and trade statistics is eroding policy credibility, investor confidence, and public trust in state
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Pakistan: Karachi Secondary Education Board faces backlash over Class IX r
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The Board of Secondary Education Karachi is under fire for its "outdated and unprofessional practices" after the announcement of Class IX results for the Science and General streams. More than 1,75,000 students find themselves in a state of confusion and distress, as BSEK has not issued deta
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