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Hussain is a political commentator, and an adviser to private clients between Pakistan and the Gulf.

IMF approves $500 million loan disbursement for Pakistan

IMF approves $500 million loan disbursement for Pakistan

IMF has agreed to release $500 million for Pakistan as part of budget support program amid COVID-19 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved the third tranche of budget support worth US$500 million for

Rs469 billion tax demand created against 81 sugar mills: FBR

Rs469 billion tax demand created against 81 sugar mills: FBR

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has created a tax demand of a whopping Rs469 billion against 81 sugar mills The FBR had started its probe against 89 sugar mills after irregularities that were pointed

29 years to Pakistan’s World Cup win: ICC shares video of Wasim Akram’s match winning performance

29 years to Pakistan’s World Cup win: ICC shares video of Wasim Akram’s match winning performance

Under the captaincy of former cricketer and current Prime Minister Imran Khan, Pakistan had lifted its first and only World Cup in 1992. On this day, March 25th 1992, as the win completes 29 years,

National sports policy sent to PM for approval, major stakeholders kept unaware

National sports policy sent to PM for approval, major stakeholders kept unaware

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's recently reconstituted national sports policy was sent forth to Prime Minister Imran Khan for approval but didn’t take major stakeholders into confidence, a local news outlet reported on Thursday. The Ministry for Inter-Provincial

Opposition no challenge for PM Khan, practically dead: Sheikh Rasheed

Opposition no challenge for PM Khan, practically dead: Sheikh Rasheed

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said the opposition is practically dead and there are rifts that the PDM parties are confronting therefore it poses no challenge to Prime Minister Imran Khan but is actually facilitating

Micro smart lockdowns imposed in COVID-19 hotspots

Micro smart lockdowns imposed in COVID-19 hotspots

Authorities have imposed micro smart lockdowns in Karachi's COVID-19 hotspots to curb virus spread In the wake of surging COVID-19 cases in Pakistan, authorities in Karachi's District Central have announced micro smart lockdowns in a

PCP Dashboard: Last two years see 1,045,027 complaints against 53 departments in Punjab

PCP Dashboard: Last two years see 1,045,027 complaints against 53 departments in Punjab

LAHORE:  Against 53 Punjab departments, in the last 2 years, the Pakistan Citizen Portal (PCP) has received a total of 1,045,027 complaints.  As per the data provided by relevant departments, a total of 1,007,000 complaints

Record of $1.5m payment to ‘fake Broadsheet’ missing

Record of $1.5m payment to ‘fake Broadsheet’ missing

ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) received the Broadsheet Inquiry Commission report on Monday, revealing that a record of $1.5 million payment given to the Broadsheet Company was missing.  Citing the report, a local TV

Access to 500,000 ‘immoral’ TikTok videos blocked in Pakistan

Access to 500,000 ‘immoral’ TikTok videos blocked in Pakistan

PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked around 500,000 objectionable videos on the video-sharing application TikTok, a one-member Peshawar High Court bench was told. During the hearing regarding the court’s ban on TikTok, PTA’s

Ramiz Raja terms Test Championship “prolonged and lop-sided”

Ramiz Raja terms Test Championship “prolonged and lop-sided”

Former Pakistan skipper Ramiz Raja has said that a match between Pakistan and India should be played in the next round of the ICC World Test Championship.  The Asian arch-rivals have not faced each other