No clear strategy for revival of economy annual budget
A lot has been said and written about the annual budget but majority of analysts are of the view that there seems no strategy in place to redress the ailing economy and reverse the declining trends on economic indicators. As a matter of fact, a...
Blood donation saves precious lives
Blood is the basic component of the human body. The use of blood and blood components is of fundamental importance in saving human lives and there is no artificial system or process other than the human body through which even a single drop of blood...
100 per cent increase in debt during PTI tenure
During the 4-year term of PTI, the government debt increased by 100%, the debt which was 25 trillion in 2018, increased to 49 trillion in June 2022. And now the economy is at standstill due to a number of factors including the delay in IMF tranche. T...
Cyclone alert: prevention is better
In some districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday, 28 people were killed and 145 injured due to the deadly storm. Emergency has been imposed in Bannu, Kirk, Lucky Marwat and Dera Ismail Khan hospitals while Pakistan Army teams are engaged in relief w...
TAPI gas pipeline and Pak energy needs
The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, which had been stalled for a long time due to the situation in Afghanistan and international complications, seems to be on the way to becoming operational. This progress was exp...
Increasing trend of drug among teens
In a symposium organized by the Directorate of Private Institutions and All Sindh Private Schools and Colleges Association in a hotel in Karachi, Joint Director of the Anti-Narcotics Force, said that the use of drugs among thirteen to seventeen-year-...
Climate effects: individual and collective steps
Indicators of climate change at the global level require that serious efforts be made to protect the planet and that countries around the world individually and collectively ensure environment-friendly measures. Amnesty International has made it clea...
The underlying causes of exports decline
Despite efforts, our exports are on the decline and a latest report has revealed a record ninth straight decrease in our exports during the current financial year. In fact, the latest plunge is more severe as our exports have contracted by a whopping...
Pak-Turkiye ties and bilateral endeavors
The emotional interest of the Muslims of the subcontinent in the affairs of Turkey has been going on since the period of the Ottoman Caliphate, which changed into a new spirit of mutual cooperation after the establishment of Pakistan. When Recep Tayy...
Barter trade with neighboring countries
The Ministry of Commerce, Government of Pakistan has issued a special letter under which specific goods including petroleum and natural gas can be traded with Afghanistan, Iran and Russia under the barter system (exchange of goods). This is a very im...
