Editorial

Loss of precious lives in torrential rains in Punjab

There are reports of 12 people killed and 27 injured due to heavy rains in different areas of Punjab in 24 hours, during which 27 houses collapsed. Water levels in rivers, bar...

Staff level agreement with IMF and stock market

This time, the IMF was not ready to accept the government's promises, but wanted all its demands and reforms to be legalized in the budget, which the government fulfilled, for...

Tax on agriculture income: a perspective

The government of Pakistan has fulfilled most of the conditions imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the $6-8 billion loan bailout package by including them in...

Resources Mobilization

Pakistan's air, land and sea are rich in natural resources, but due to the inability to utilize them, the country is suffering from poverty and backwardness and is heavily tie...

Time to focus on e-commerce as well

At times when e-commerce is at its peak, our performance in this sector is not upto mark. Sadly, we are lagging far behind in this field and our sales are only five percent,...

Regional economic & peace endeavours

Pakistan’s Prime Minister, who is on a two-day visit to Kazakhstan’s capital Astana on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, met Rus...

New gas discoveries are encouraging development

After Maari Petroleum, PPL also announced the discovery of new gas reserves in Sindh. Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) was formed in 1950 with the main objective of exploratio...

Increase in POL prices and economic indicators

After the continuous decrease in the prices of petroleum products for the past several months, on the first day of the new financial year, the Ministry of Finance has increase...

Women's health: Addressing disparities and promoting access

Women's health is a critical component of overall societal well-being, yet disparities in healthcare access and outcomes persist globally. From reproductive health services t...

The deadly debt trap

In the context of this alarming situation, in July 2018, the foreign debt burden on the country has increased to 67 thousand billion rupees.  According to the estimates...

NC Big Stories

Arab countries interest in investment opportunities in Pakistan

There is a dire need for domestic and foreign investment to overcome the economic crisis that Pakistan is facing. In this regard, the agreement made earlier this year are &nbs...

PTI submits list of 67 women, 11 minority candidates for reserved seats to ECP

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has submitted list of reserved seats to Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Party has submitted comprehensive list of reserved seats to...

Bureaucrats misusing ‘look after’ charge warned by authorities

KARACHI: All secretaries/additional secretaries In charge of ministries/divisions in Islamabad/ Rawalpindi are reminded for clarification about look after charge syndrome.&nbs...

PIA privatisation: Private companies seek details on airline’s operations

KARACHI: Private companies interested in acquiring Pakistan International Airlines have sought detailed information on airline’s daily flight operations. Sources told t...
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