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, by DHAR Sushovan
Pakistan is on the precipice of a financial crisis. The population struggles to cope with ever-dwindling purchasing power, foreign reserves dwindle, inflation soars, and the country faces widespread unrest. Tensions are high as forthcoming elections loom, adding to the uncertainty. The (...)
, by TARIQ Farooq
The concept of super tax was reintroduced by the government on high-earning persons in tax year 2022. Slab-wise rates were prescribed for the tax year 2022 with a maximum rate of 4%. With regard to certain specified sectors, an enhanced rate of 10% was prescribed for tax year 2022 only and for (...)
, by Haqooq-E-Khalq Party
Huge Protest outside Governor House against rising electricity price and inflation
Lahore, Hundreds of political workers including women and children from Haqooq e Khalq party reached governor house after starting the march from Charing Cross. Police tried unsuccessfully to stop the (...)
Religious minorities observed the National Minorities’ Day across the country on 11 August for equal rights.
15 August 2023 - Religious minorities, including Christian, Hindus, and Sikhs, observed the National Minority Day across the country on 11 August for equal rights, and asked the (...)
, by SHEIKH Salman Rafi
The deal enhances the IMF’s economic and also political footprint, but leaves civil-military relations untouched and widens the gap between the elites and the masses
On 12 July, after almost a year of lengthy negotiations and numerous political and economic ups and downs that saw Pakistan (...)
, by SUBRAMANIAN Nirupama
In a work of deep introspection that is free of rhetoric, well-known Pakistani nuclear physicist and essayist, Pervez Hoodbhoy re-examines the history of his country, asking how it got to where it is now. He also seeks to provide a new framework for a more viable Pakistan.
In the prolonged (...)
, by JAN Ammar Ali
A lively discussion commenced on the Left after I posted a poster from our campaign which paid tribute to Imam Hussain (A.S). The poster was made by a working class comrade from the constituency who requested that I put it on my wall. It was no surprise to me that some elements, without trying (...)
, by BATOOL Syeda Sana
Pakistan’s mainstream media obscures violence against Shias and other minorities, but volunteers online are documenting the bloody reality facing their people
It was a regular day in March 2022 when every journalist in the newsroom I was working in simultaneously received a WhatsApp (...)
, by TARIQ Farooq
On July 12, 2023, the International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board approved a larger-than-expected conditional loan worth $3 billion for Pakistan. The loan, known as a Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), was hailed as a great victory for Pakistan by the present coalition government led by Prime (...)
, by NDURE Isatou
As the Pakistan Safety Accord reaches its six-month mark, labour unions and non-governmental organisation, the Clean Clothes Campaign, is urging major fashion brands and retailers sourcing from Pakistan to commit to the binding safety agreement.
The Clean Clothes Campaign says over 30 (...)
, by Dawn (Pakistan)
LAHORE: Electricity workers observed a martyrs day all over the country on Thursday to pay a tribute to the line staff who met with fatal accidents in the line of duty.
The workers held rallies and meetings under the aegis of the All Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Workers Union in Lahore, (...)
, by RENAUD Myriam
Consigned to jobs in sanitation and other hazardous fields, Christians, the largest religious minority group in Pakistan, face a difficult time in the country.
Two Christian Pakistani teenagers, one 18 and another 14, were arrested in their homes in Lahore in May 2023 on charges of blasphemy (...)
, by SIDDIQUI Zuha
We spoke with 40 former riders out of hundreds who lost their jobs overnight to the e-commerce darling’s dramatic collapse.
-* When Airlift abruptly shut down in July 2022, hundreds of delivery riders lost their jobs without notice and were locked out of the app. Several said they never (...)
At its national conference on the right to dignity of labour and decent work for all, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) observed that the backbone of any true democratic movement is a strong labour movement that advocates for social protection, fair wages without discrimination, (...)
, by SULEHRIA Farooq
At least 298 passengers who drowned in the infamous shipwreck off the Greek coast on June 14 were from Pakistan. Twenty-five came from the same village in Pakistan-administered Jamm. According to some reports, more than 400 people onboard the ship were Pakistani.
Initially, when the news (...)
, by ABBASI Jahanzeb
Requests apex court to declare trial of civilians under the Pakistan Army Act, 1953 null and void
ISLAMABAD: Some members of civil society have challenged the trial of civilians—allegedly involved in attacks on civil and military properties and memorials on May 9 and May 10—by military (...)
, by ALI Tariq
For much of the past week [15-22 May], former Pakistani Prime Minster Imran Khan’s house in Lahore has been surrounded by armed police, and the Rangers – a repressive force straddling the police and Army but under civilian control – have been on standby. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (...)
, by TARIQ Farooq
The situation in Pakistan is highly unstable and volatile, with political and economic crises intensifying and exacerbating each other. The recent arrest of Imran Khan, the former prime minister and leader of the Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf Party, has triggered violent reactions from his (...)
, by TARIQ Farooq
Pakistan is facing one of worst economic and political crises at present. The political crisis is best manifested by the fact that almost half the National Assembly (Lower House of the parliament) members have resigned while two of the four provincial parliaments were dissolved a year before (...)
, by SIENIAWSKI Nadja
At COP27, Pakistan’s government took credit for the role it played in setting up the loss and damage facility to compensate poor nations for climate change. At home, Islamabad has not done enough to protect flood victims from starvation and eviction.
Six months after disastrous floods struck (...)
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