By any decent standard, Pakistan is broke: not in fiscal lingo or glossy budgetary graphs but broke in a way that gnaws at the stomach.World Bank numbers show a shocking 44.7% of Pakistanis stay below ...

A grassroots push offers a model that could transform similar fast-growing, energy-poor countries.

SMALL BUSINESS DAY The UN observes June 27 each year as International Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day to ...

Urban residents suffer in what has become an annual crisis, but a more acute, quieter catastrophe is unfolding just beyond ...

Pakistan's geography plays a part in making it vulnerable to climate change. However, there are other factors at play. We ...

True success lies not in fiscal tagging, but ensuring poor breathe easier, drink cleaner water, and survive next flood ...

The Islamabad High Court has ordered a comprehensive regulatory framework to address dire conditions at the Capital ...

Pakistan's increasing defence budget, particularly for naval modernisation, raises concerns due to a series of procurement ...

Over 1.2 million Afghans were forced to return from Iran and Pakistan in 2025, straining Afghanistan’s limited resources amid ...

An official said that though the reopening of the pool might be a minor development, it attracts poor children from the area ...

Pakistan's poverty is political. A middle-aged bakery salesman I know was earning Rs7,500 until recently. Syed Namdar Ali Shah June 29, 2025. facebook twitter whatsup linkded email.