Monday, November 24th, 2025
U.K. and Pakistan celebrate ties
KARACHI, NOV 24 /DNA/ – Speaker of the Sindh Assembly, Awais Qadir Shah, joined British High Commissioner Jane Marriott CMG OBE and Governor Sindh Kamran Tessori to celebrate His Majesty King Charles III’s 77th birthday in Karachi. The Karachi event concluded this year’s His Majesty the King’s Birthday Party celebrations in Pakistan, bringing together guests from across government, business and the creative sector to honour the strong cultural and people-to-people links between the UK and Pakistan. This year has also seen steady progress across UK supported programmes in Sindh. UnderRead More
The Dawn of a Reclaimed Reputation
by Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal In the conduct of nations, reputation is not an ornament but a form of power. States that are trusted, respected, and taken seriously enjoy a diplomatic space unavailable to those who speak hesitantly or act apologetically. For Pakistan, a country positioned at the crossroads of regional turbulence and global scrutiny, reputation has never been a luxury—it has been a matter of stability, security, and, at times, survival. The events of May 2025 marked a turning point in this long and often complicated journey, for Pakistan demonstrated,Read More
Pakistan’s poor bear highest cost of power crisis: Reveals PIDE Study
ISLAMABAD, NOV 24 /DNA/ – A new Knowledge Brief by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) warns that Pakistan’s power sector crisis has evolved into a deep socioeconomic imbalance, where the poorest households are paying the highest price for the country’s inefficiencies. Authored by Dr. Rubina Ilyas, Research Economist at PIDE, the study titled “Circular Debt and Electricity Tariffs: Unequal Burdens Across Household Quintiles in Pakistan” quantifies how circular debt—now exceeding PKR 2.6 trillion—has translated into regressive electricity tariffs that disproportionately impact low-income families. Despite Pakistan’s generation capacity exceedingRead More
PML-N sweeps by-elections: a moment for Soul-Searching
The latest round of by-elections has concluded with the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) securing victories on almost all contested seats, further consolidating its power. While the party celebrates what it calls a “public endorsement” of its governance, opposition parties have rejected the results outright, alleging massive rigging, misuse of state machinery, and manipulation of voter turnout. The controversy has once again pushed Pakistan’s electoral credibility into question. One of the most surprising results came from Haripur — long considered one of the strongest political bastions of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).Read More