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......

Why risks, costs of China's BRI projects in Pak are soaring

A surge in the deadly attacks by Baloch separatists in Pakistan has sent the risks and costs of China's ambitious Belt and Road projects soaring while Beijing's interests at the strategic Gwadar......

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......

Interesting facts about the Sharif family and its business interests

The Sharif group’s website claims they are worth $300 million in business and $100 million in real estate holdings According to a Pakistani website, Nawaz Sharif’s personal holdings......

Best countries for business: India's rank at a dismal 93

India must improve its business environment in order to improve its ranking on the Forbes list of best nations for business. Image: India must improve business climate to attract global investors.......

India to top global remittances with $71 billion this year

US dollars. Photograph: Reuters India will retain its top spot with $71 billion in remittances this year as remittances to developing countries are expected to reach $435 billion, an increase of......