New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Pakistan has entered more than 20 programmes with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over 65 years since 1958, and yet continues to remain trapped in a recurring cycle of economic crises, bailouts and temporary stabilisation without achieving durable structural reform, a report has lamented.According to a report in The News International, latest concerns were reflected in the IMF’s End-of-Mission Statement of March 2026, which once again highlighted familiar prior…
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Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) The latest annual report by the Digital Rights Foundation has revealed that online abuse in Pakistan is evolving faster than the systems designed to contain it, a report has stated. “The main factor is Artificial Intelligence, which is transforming harassment into something more scalable, more anonymous and far harder to trace. The most disturbing consequence: children, some as young as six, are now being pulled into an ecosystem of harm that the state is woefully unpr…
Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) Two Pakistani-flagged oil tankers, named Khairpur and Shalamar, which were moving towards the Strait of Hormuz made a 180-degree turn and changed their route, local media reported on Tuesday. The two oil tankers which were heading Eastward towards the Strait of Hormuz altered their route and headed West, turning back from the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, Pakistan’s leading daily The News International reported, citing Iran’s Fars news agency.According to the report, tra…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Pakistan Railways, once regarded as a backbone of national integration, is grappling with a severe structural crisis marked by weak governance, ageing infrastructure and declining public trust, a report has said.According to recent government and industry data cited by The News International, the railways’ revenue has risen significantly from around Rs 60 billion in 2021-22 to over Rs 93 billion in 2024-25 — reflecting nearly 50 per cent growth.The increase has been…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Pakistan’s National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has delivered a major shock to the country’s consumers with an increase in electricity tariffs by Rs 1.42 per unit under the monthly fuel cost adjustment, citing a variation in fuel charges for February 2026.The Rs 1.42 per unit rise for February’s fuel adjustment will now be collected from consumers in April bills and, according to some reports, the overall additional burden consumers now have to sh…
Islamabad, April 6 (IANS) Recent reports have indicated that Pakistan has 84,421 registered HIV/AIDS patients, with Punjab province recording the most number of cases, followed by Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and the Islamabad Capital Territory. Healthcare authorities in Pakistan must create a coherent and sustained plan to combat HIV, a report has cautioned. Transmission can occur through unsafe practices like barber services, dental procedures and related factors. According to the Wo…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Pakistan’s total public debt rose from Rs 71 trillion to Rs 80.5 trillion in 360 days, a government fiscal summary shows — a Rs 9 trillion increase across a period the government has described as one of economic stabilisation — a new report has said.According to a report published in The News International, the increase translates to Rs 26 billion borrowed every day, including 19 gazetted public holidays.Hourly, the government incurs Rs 1.08 billion in new debt. Moreo…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Pakistan will continue to pay over $15 million a month in capacity and utilisation charges to its LNG terminals even after QatarEnergy declared force majeure earlier this month, according to a new report.According to the report by The News International, Pakistan is making daily payments of about $538,535 to the two terminals despite the suspension of LNG production from March 2.Federal Minister for Petroleum, Ali Pervaiz Malik, reportedly criticised the agreements, de…
Islamabad, Feb 27 (IANS) A new government report has revealed that 26.2 million children in Pakistan still remain out of school, local media reported on Friday. Pakistan’s Federal Ministry of Education and Professional Training on Thursday released the ‘Girls’ Education Statistics and Trends Report 2023-24’ which revealed the number of children who remain out of school, Pakistan’s leading daily ‘Dawn’ reported.According to the report, 26.2 million children remain out of schools, including 3.4 …
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) There has been a drastic decline in private investment in Pakistan’s economy despite a reduction in interest rates as businesses face an uncertain economic environment due to high energy costs, regulatory unpredictability, and high taxes, according to an article in the Pakistani media.Data released by the State Bank of Pakistan showed that private sector bank borrowing plummeted by 39 per cent during the first seven months of FY2026, falling to Rs 666 billion from Rs 1…