Pakistan’s recent decision to increase its defence budget by 17% for the fiscal year 2025–2026 is as revealing as it is alarming. At a time when the country faces an economic abyss, burdened by ...

The Pakistani defence budget retains its opacity. Neither the International Monetary Fund (IMF) nor the Financial Action Task ...

She criticised the budget for lacking provisions aimed at supporting youth and women, and accused the government of ...

We expect Pakistan's fiscal situation in 2025 to be characterised by a significant allocation of its national budget (2025–26 ...

Lawmakers from various political parties, speaking during the National Assembly debate on the 2025–26 federal budget, praised ...

“The government is celebrating macroeconomic stabilisation, but the deeper structural cracks in the economy remain ...

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) navigated through a volatile week, where a historic market rally driven ...

Islamabad: The federal government in Pakistan, led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, has increased the fuel prices in the ...

The world is on the path of militarisation again as Europe rearms itself, Pakistani military firms up control over the ...

ISLAMABAD: The government has ruled out any cut in the Petroleum Development Levy , as authorities warn that domestic fuel ...

The budget presents a paradox: ambitious rhetoric of relief overshadowed by structural constraints. The 10 per cent increase in salaries of government employees and 7pc rise in pensions of retired ...