Reserved, Not Represented
Muhammad Waleed Akhtar
August 6, 2026
A mechanism built to widen who gets represented has, instead, drawn an ever-tighter circle around a handful of provincial capitals.
- September 8, 2026
A mechanism built to widen who gets represented has, instead, drawn an ever-tighter circle around a handful of provincial capitals.
Exports again remained shy of $3 billion by $61 million, after crossing the mark in January but never touching it again.
Unregistered freelancers pay 1 percent, while PSEB-registered ones pay a final tax of 0.25 percent.
The VMS project will deliver improved safety for fishermen, enhanced maritime domain awareness, and sustainable management of marine resources.
Smaller states have clear advantages, such as reduced distances, which mean closer service and oversight, and lower per-person burdens.
The war risk premium had been fluctuating for 25 years, now it has dived to zero; Pakistan’s ports are open, safe, and competitive again.
Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi addressed Pakistan’s first Economic Summit held in Islamabad on Thursday.
A slower, more selective China is not a catastrophe for Pakistan, unless Pakistan has still not done the domestic work required.
India’s navy was six to seven times bigger than Pakistan’s in May 2025, yet it sat 500 miles off Karachi; that’s human capital.
The country has recorded 107 deaths in total during the monsoon rains since June 26, the NDMA data showed.
