By Dr. Ansab Ali | Lahore, PakistanLAHORE: The All Pakistan Business Forum (APBF) has underscored the need for a balanced credit flow to support private sector investment amid rising government borrowing from commercial banks.APBF President Syed Maaz Mahmood stated that while government borrowing is necessary to meet fiscal requirements, adequate liquidity must remain available for…
Muhammad Shahzad | Lahore, PakistanLAHORE: The Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) has voiced concern that recent energy tariff relief measures, introduced to enhance industrial competitiveness, are not delivering meaningful benefits for a significant segment of the industrial sector, including furniture manufacturing.While the government’s incremental package reduced electricity tariffs by Rs4.04 per unit for industrial consumers, PFC…
By Farzana Chaudhry | Lahore, PakistanLAHORE: The Businessmen Panel (BMP) of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry has cast serious doubts over the government’s ability to achieve the 3.2 per cent growth target projected under the International Monetary Fund programme, warning that worsening poverty indicators, declining investment, falling exports and record government…
By Dr. Ansab Ali | Lahore, PakistanLAHORE: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan has reiterated the government’s resolve to promote value-added exports, particularly in the traditional hand-knotted carpet sector, during a meeting with a delegation of the Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA).The delegation, led by Patron-in-Chief Abdul Latif Malik and former Senior…
By Muhammad Shahzad | Lahore, PakistanLAHORE: Administrator Auqaf Punjab Dr. Ehsan Bhutta has said that fasting during the holy month of Ramadan is not merely abstaining from food and drink, but a profound spiritual practice that nurtures patience, compassion, discipline, and unity among people.He expressed these views while attending a dignified collective Iftar reception organized…
By Farzana Chaudhry | Lahore, PakistanLahore: The President of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), Prof. Shahid Malik, has called upon the Chief Secretary Punjab to immediately conduct a comprehensive safety audit of rooftops of all government hospitals, medical colleges, hostels, and other public buildings across the province.In a formal appeal, Prof. Shahid Malik highlighted serious…
Islamabad Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhry has hailed Pakistan Air Force’s strikes against militant hideouts in Afghanistan, declaring that Pakistan has sent an unambiguous message to those plotting against the country.In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the minister stated that the Pakistan Air Force successfully targeted strongholds of the Fitna-al-Khawarij group,…
Smethwick, Birmingham — A murder investigation has been launched in the West Midlands after an 18-year-old British Pakistani teenager was fatally stabbed outside a mosque in Smethwick, near Birmingham, on Friday night.Zeshan Afzal was found with serious injuries outside the Jamia Masjid mosque on Oldbury Road and later died. Two other men, aged 19 and…
New Delhi, February 22, 2026 — The Indian Air Force (IAF) has suffered yet another blow to its indigenous fighter programme as a Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) crashed during landing at a key air base. The aircraft went down following a routine training sortie, with the pilot ejecting safely and escaping serious injury. The…
RAWALPINDI — Pakistan’s military media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), has declared it will conduct operations against terrorists “regardless of their location,” signalling a potential escalation toward cross-border strikes, following a suicide bombing in Bannu that claimed the lives of two soldiers.ISPR directly blamed the Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group, operating from Afghan soil, for orchestrating…
