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THE United States has been preserving and enjoying the maritime superiority since World War II. The United States’ overwhelming military …

Exports under pressure   As expected, after surprising to the upside in July exports just sagged in August, dropping 15 …

Anti-state’ label THE government’s reaction to Nawaz Sharif’s scorcher of a speech at the opposition’s multiparty conference on Sunday is …

Warnings from both the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) about confirmed gas shortages …

IN a major development, all political parties have agreed to accord Gilgit-Baltistan the status of a province. According to this …

Political slugfest   While much of the news cycle will now be dominated by what direction the new confrontation between …

MPC resolution THE opposition has once again united against a shared adversary. Still, Sunday’s multiparty conference, where more than 10 …

The Trump administration continues to embarrass the once-great nation, leaving it standing alone as it tries to reapply sanctions on …

AS countries continued with the unhappy dance of locking down and then reopening, the total number of Covid-19 cases worldwide …

Tomorrow the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will announce its new monetary policy and all eyes, especially in business circles, …

The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government is looking to renegotiate parts of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline, as progress is made on this …

Resumption of schools   With the resumption of educational activities across Pakistan, the sealing of scores of schools for violation …

Sectarian tensions THE embers of hate are once again being stoked. To prevent history from being repeated and innocent blood …

MPC opportunity THE opposition’s multiparty conference scheduled to take place in Islamabad today is a significant event by all standards. …

There is good news coming from Pakistan’s foreign investment front—Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) jumped 23.5 percent to $112.3 million in …

FATF proceedings   The country may have managed to introduce legislation needed to get off the Financial Action Task Force’s …

Regional trade THE decision to establish markets along Pakistan’s borders with Afghanistan and Iran to boost trade underscores our weak …

Economic prospects THE Asian Development Bank says Pakistan’s economy is moving out of the coronavirus-induced sluggishness and beginning to crawl …