INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM · ISLAMABADâRAWALPINDI · PAKISTAN
The adoption of generative artificial intelligence in legal practice shifts operational techniques but leaves professional accountability firmly with human lawyers.
Boston Fed President Susan Collins advocates for steady, incremental rate increases to effectively balance economic risks and inflation mandates.
The integration of generative artificial intelligence into legal drafting creates severe compliance risks without altering human accountability under Pakistani law.
A sweeping 2027 policy tying Google Search access to integrated AI tools has sparked widespread condemnation from educators, parents, and lawmakers.
Disaster management authorities evaluate seasonal preparedness frameworks and highway clearance protocols alongside international partners.
Cabinet members diverge on administrative restructuring as debates intensify over governance models and financial devolution to grassroots levels.
A high-profile personal scandal involving Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang and alleged foreign intelligence ties has triggered intense political pressure in Washington.
The federal government plans to levy a 2% to 10% Automotive Development Levy on traditional vehicles while maintaining preferential sales tax rates for new energy vehicles.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday discussed the countryâs political, economic and security situation in detail, the premierâs office said.
A senior UN official has urged the restoration of safe navigation in vital waterways as attacks on commercial shipping continue to mount.
A leading European security expert tells an IBA Karachi seminar that Islamabad must forge strategic partnerships with like-minded nations to resist great-power coercion.
The government is considering a proposal to establish between 10 and 12 provinces across Pakistan.
The federal cabinetâs legislative review committee has approved amendments to Pakistanâs foreign exchange laws, changes to Armed Forces retirement leave arrangements, and a legal package transferring plant protection functions to a new regulatory authority.
Flights in the United States were resuming on Saturday after being grounded for several hours due to a major communications outage, though authorities said returning to normal operations would take time.
Islamabad International Airport is expected to become easier to access through the Margalla Avenue Extension project, which has achieved 36 percent overall progress, while the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has completed the structural work of the Sangjani Interchange underpass.
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has separated the administration of sales tax and Federal Excise Duty (FED) from income tax, posting 54 Inland Revenue officers to a newly created wing as part of its proposed restructuring .
The Federal Board of Revenueâs (FBR) surprise competency tests for officers have sparked serious questions over their legality, transparency and credibility.
Russian negotiators have put forward far-reaching demands during Abu Dhabi talks to end the war in Ukraine, including Finland leaving NATO and a ban on any NATO military bases in the Baltic states, the German newspaper Bild reported on Friday.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has given the Prime Ministerâs Office (PMO) a fortnight to submit the federal governmentâs formal written request for local government elections in cantonment boards, warning that it would be constrained to pass appropriate orders in case of no response.
Pakistan will host a major International Hockey Federation (FIH) event after a gap of 24 years, with the fifth edition of the FIH Hockey Menâs Nations Cup scheduled to be held in Lahore from February 19 to 28, 2027.
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday suspended the upcoming local government elections in the federal capital, putting the Election Commission of Pakistanâs (ECP) latest election schedule on hold until the next hearing.
Pakistan will offer investors clear and uniform fiscal terms for mining projects, without requiring "case-by-case" negotiations, Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik said on Friday, as the government sought to attract long-term investment in the country's mineral sector.
Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) has invited international suppliers to bid for two liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes scheduled for delivery in December 2026 and January 2027 as the country prepares for higher winter gas demand.
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has paid Rs 1.932 trillion in profits to the federal government, nearly Rs 500 billion above the revenue target set for the entire FY27 fiscal year.
State Minister for Law Aqeel Malik said on Thursday that the 27th Amendment has vested authority to hear constitutional matters in the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), not the Supreme Court (SC).
Show-cause notices have been issued to Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) Huzaifa Rehman for allegedly violating the code of conduct under the Election Act 2017, Punjab Election Commissioner Sharifullah said on Thursday.
Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi made an unscheduled visit to Nawabshah on Thursday night and held a nearly hour-long meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari at Zardari House, amid speculation over discussions on key political developments.
GUJRAT: The district police withdrew the policemen deployed for the security of both the PML-Q and PML-N ministers, lawmakers and ex-lawmakers on merit and without any discrimination, claim officials.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said on Thursday that there was âsignificant evidenceâ of âsufficient quantitiesâ of placer gold flowing in the provinceâs five rivers.
email MORE (3) Messenger PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addresses a ceremony marking the completion of one million housing units for people affected by the 2021 floods in Sindh on Tuesday.
The federal government spent only Rs 103.87 billion, or 10.39 percent, of its Rs 1 trillion development budget during the first four months of fiscal year 2026-27, according to official documents.
email MORE (3) Messenger Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, chairing a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) at the Finance Division on Tuesday.
The State Bank of Pakistan's decision to lower its benchmark policy rate by 250 basis points to 15 percent has delivered the largest single-meeting reduction in the current easing cycle, recalibrating borrowing costs for both federal debt servicing and industrial working capital.
LONDON / SINGAPORE â Financial markets and trade ministries across Europe and Asia are recalibrating economic forecasts as the combination of a shifting US trade posture and a measured Federal Reserve easing cycle alters global capital flows.
