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By Rabiya Javeri Agha Published in Dawn on October, 27, 2026 FARID left his home in Narowal in search of a better future. A local agent charged him Rs800,000, promising him a well-paid job abroad. What awaited him, however, was nothing he could have imagined. For two years, he says, […]

By Riaz Riazuddin Published in Dawn on October, 21, 2026 DOES any such initiative exist in our country, or is it a figment of my imagination? For sure, there is an initiative for remittances — but not for exports. One wonders about the presence of one and the strange absence[…]

By Mubarak Zeb Khan Published in Dawn on October, 21, 2026 ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for Pakistan’s fiscal policy to go beyond achieving primary balance targets and protecting debt sustainability by reinforcing policy credibility, fostering economic recovery and creating space for public investment and social spending[…]

Published in Dawn on October, 19, 2026 “WE will eat grass or leaves, even go hungry, but we will get one of our own … We have no other choice!” Zulfikar Ali Bhutto had famously remarked as he voiced this nation’s determination to build an indigenous nuclear deterrent programme that[…]