by Muazzama Hasan | Nov 14, 2025 | Latest News, Economics and Trade, Governance & Policy
Pakistan’s plan to allow commercial imports of used cars under IMF-directed trade reforms has sparked concern among economists and industry leaders, who warn the move could strain limited foreign exchange reserves and hurt local auto manufacturing. The policy, part of...
by Muazzama Hasan | Nov 14, 2025 | Latest News, Governance & Policy, Science & Technology
In a major policy shift towards legal and regulated digital privacy, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has officially started issuing licenses to Virtual Private Network (VPN) service providers under the reinstated Class Value Added Services (CVAS-Data)...
by Muazzama Hasan | Nov 14, 2025 | Latest News, Global Affairs
Iran is confronting an unprecedented environmental catastrophe, with 15 of its 31 provinces running completely dry amid what officials are calling the worst drought in the nation’s modern history. The crisis has reached alarming levels in Tehran, a city of nearly 10...
by Muazzama Hasan | Nov 14, 2025 | Latest News, Global Affairs
President Donald Trump has signed a short-term spending bill into law, officially ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history after 43 days of closure. The measure, passed by the House of Representatives in a narrow 222–209 vote and approved by the Senate...
by Muazzama Hasan | Nov 13, 2025 | Latest News, Science & Technology
As the race for critical raw materials intensifies, space mining, once the stuff of science fiction is becoming a serious topic of discussion among policymakers, scientists, and private companies. The European Commission’s 2025 Foresight Report hinted that the bloc...
