Calling himself a devotee of Imran Khan, Sher Afzal Khan Marwat wrote that he has no regrets over slapping PML-N leader Afnan Ullah Khan. And that he had no option left.
PTI and PML-N value religion as an instrument for social control and creating a passive mindset. This softens popular resistance to massive wealth inequities.
Borrowing $10bn for ML-1 could create additional risks for Pakistan as China accounts for 30% of its foreign debt. Analysts draw parallels with Sri Lanka's 'poor' borrowing choices.
PMLN government led by Shehbaz Sharif is planning to make relevant amendments to lift the Supreme Court’s ban on Nawaz Sharif and ease him back into Pakistani politics.
Lahore Zoo had to cancel a lion auction amid criticism from WWF and animal rights activists. It has put a big question mark on Pakistan’s animal welfare policy.
Imran Khan or Shehbaz Sharif, the test of good neighbourliness will be real action against conspirators of the Mumbai attacks. India must wait and watch.
An ailing Musharraf wants to ‘spend rest of his life’ in Pakistan, and Nawaz Sharif — whom he had ousted in a coup — wants to the government to facilitate the return.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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