Investing in Pakistan
As Pakistan battles a variety of external and internal challenges, long-term stability fundamentally depends on turning around a potentially anaemic economy. Pakistan has indeed returned from the brink of default…
A judicial history of the SJC
On October 18, 2025, the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) of Pakistan issued a press release mentioning some complaints but without specifying which judges’ cases had been dismissed and which remained…
Television’s next act
Television in Pakistan is standing at the threshold of a digital renaissance. For two decades, social media and the internet have shaped how people discover and consume content – fast,…
Pakistan’s Afghan policy
For decades, Afghanistan has remained a theatre of competing ambitions, interventions, and tragedies. Yet amid the churn of global powers, Pakistan stands out for its distinct approach, history and resilience.…
India’s militaristic turn
Early October witnessed an intensification of India’s anti-Pakistan discourse and military signaling, initiated by the Indian defence minister’s address and reinforced by subsequent speeches from the chiefs of the army…
Minister stresses focus on preventive health, lifestyle medicine
Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal on Friday reiterated the government’s commitment to preventive health, emphasising that the philosophy of lifestyle medicine resonates deeply with him. He underscored the importance of…
HEC, ministry urged to address faculty issues
Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Associations (FAPUASA) has called upon Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives (PD&SI) to take immediate action on…
PMDC rules out further delay in admission tests
While efforts continue to stop the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT), the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has said that holding the test this week is inevitable.…
PMDC has resolved lingering out-of-syllabus questions issue: minister
For years, the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) has been marred by controversies over out-of-syllabus questions. On Wednesday, Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal claimed that the Pakistan Medical and…
