5 Taliban terrorists among 9 killed in attack on Karachi police chief's office

Five heavily-armed militants of the Tehreek-e-Taliban have been killed after security forces managed to secure back control of the head office building of the Karachi Police Chief which came under......

When Pakistan Faced A Power Outage

Millions of people in Pakistan were left without electricity when a major power outage occured on January 23. The breakdown was due to a 'frequency variation' in the national grid. Power was out in......

Money Is At The Heart Of Sharifs' Power

The Shahbaz Sharif family (his two wives and their children) invested PkRs 277 crore in 13 companies without having known sources of income. IMAGE: Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif delivers......

'Karachi attack was to target Pak's economy and China'

The purpose of the attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange was to simultaneously target the country's economy and China because of its involvement in Balochistan, the banned separatist group......

Why Karachi is among the world's best stock markets

Pakistan's chaotic financial heart is home to 18 million people, Taliban bombers, contract killers - and one of the world's most successful stock markets. With 49 per cent returns in 2012, the......

Karachi, Dhaka bourses set to beat BSE again

But equity markets in Pakistan and Bangladesh are tiny compared to the market capitalisation of the Indian equity market, reports Krishna Kant. T stock markets of Pakistan and Bangladesh are......

The year of living dangerously in Karachi

Rawalpindi must downsize its quest for 'strategic depth' in Afghanistan and Kashmir, notes Matein Khalid. Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters The current balance of payments crisis in Pakistan......

Karachi bourse declares PIA 'defaulter'

Pakistan International Airlines, heralded by the Pervez Musharraf government as a major success story, may hit a major air pocket with the Karachi Stock Exchange declaring it a 'defaulter,' a media......