Pakistan’s economy has been under immense pressure from rising inflation, dwindling foreign reserves, and persistent trade imbalances, while households grapple with limited purchasing power. Against this backdrop, the government has increasingly relied on petroleum levy as a major revenue source rather than cutting unnecessary expenditures or reforming inefficient public spending. Currently, Pakistan collects around rupees 84 per litre...
Across Kashmir’s long and troubled history runs a silent yet unbroken thread of grief — the grief of its people whose yearning for dignity and freedom has repeatedly been met with force. In recent days, that familiar anguish has once again cast its shadow across the Valley, as reports emerge of hundreds of young Kashmiris...
The government’s decision to raise petrol and diesel prices by Rs55 overnight appears entirely unjustified. Current reports indicate that Pakistan has sufficient petroleum reserves to meet national demand until the end of March, and commercial shipping routes remain operational. In addition, most of the fuel currently stocked at petrol stations was imported at lower prices...
The Middle East is erupting in a war that is no longer limited to the Persian Gulf. It is spilling into the Indian Ocean, threatening South Asia, and drawing in global powers. Skirmishes, naval confrontations, and proxy attacks are happening simultaneously across multiple fronts, creating chaos and unpredictability. The recent destruction of an Iranian naval...
The escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, particularly involving Iran, are not just regional conflicts. They are already starting to affect global supply chains, energy markets, and international trade routes. History has repeatedly shown that when geopolitical crises emerge around critical energy corridors, the economic ripple effects quickly spread across the world — and...
Dr. Ghulam Nabi FaiChairmanWorld Form for Peace & Justice March 5, 2026 When the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council opened in Geneva on February 23, 2026, the tone set by global leaders was unusually stark. Their warnings were not rhetorical flourishes. They were an alarm about a world in which the...
London, (Special Correspondent) — The UK Home Secretary has announced an emergency suspension of student and work visas for nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Sudan, and Myanmar. According to the government, the decision was taken amid concerns that the visa system was being used as a “backdoor” route to claim asylum, resulting in a sharp rise...
The assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has not only made headlines but has created a seismic shift in the strategic landscape of the Middle East and South Asia. This shocking act continues a pattern in which the United States over the past two decades has eliminated several key Islamic and regional leaders,...
Islamabad, (TW News) — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with a delegation of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) in Islamabad to discuss the current political situation in the country and developments in the region. During the meeting, the Prime Minister stated that the Pakistan Peoples Party is a key coalition partner of the government and...
Linking Airspace Reconfiguration to ECO’s Strategic Doctrine Prepared by: The Trade Facilitation Network (TFN) – RnD department I. Strategic Premise The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) was built on a foundational idea: Historically, ECO connectivity discourse focused on: Airspace was assumed stable and therefore not strategic. That assumption no longer holds. Airspace fragmentation across Eurasia has...
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