Netherlands Moves 86 Tons of Gold to London as De-Dollarization Grows
AMERICAS SHOCKING BLOW THE NETHERLANDS 86 TON GOLD TRANSFER AND THE NEW WAVE OF GLOBAL DE DOLLARIZATION BY MIAN IFTIKHAR AHMAD On September 2, 2026, the Dutch central bank made an announcement that sent shockwaves through global financial circles, as De Nederlandsche Bank DNB revealed that between March and August 2026 it had […]
Lahore High Court Judges Lose Another Bench Member as Justice Raheel Kamran Sheikh Resigns
Lahore, September 3, 2026 — One of the Lahore High Court judges, Justice Raheel Kamran Sheikh, has stepped down from the bench. He sent his resignation letter to President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday, invoking Article 206 of the Constitution. In the letter, he said he wants to move into legal scholarship, policy research and […]
Quetta Airport Road Protest After Trader’s Killing, Kidnapped Child Still Missing
Tragic Incident in Quetta: Father of 8-Month Kidnapped Child Killed, Protest Held with Body on Airport Road Quetta (Syed Sardar Mohammad Khondai) In a tragic incident in the provincial capital of Balochistan, Quetta, Haji Salahuddin Khan Noorzai, a prominent trader and father of Jafar Khan Noorzai, who was kidnapped 8 months ago, was shot dead […]
Fair Trial Guarantees in Pakistan Face a New Test After Punjab’s Anti-Terrorism Law
Fair trial guarantees Pakistan citizens are entitled to under the Constitution just ran into a fresh legal experiment, and not everyone likes the results. The Punjab Assembly passed the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2026 on August 31, and within days the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan was warning that parts of the law sit uneasily next […]
Islamabad Flooding: Flash Floods Expose CDA’s Master Plan Failures
Heavy monsoon rain triggered flash flooding across Islamabad on September 1, 2026, submerging roads and basements in E-11, Park Road and Ghauri Town. The Capital Development Authority says the downpour was unusually intense, but an investigation into the disaster points to something closer to home: decades of unchecked violations of the city’s own master plan. […]
Inside ADB CPS Pakistan: How Islamabad’s New Strategy With the Bank Will Shape Future Lending
Behind the headline-grabbing railway deals sits a quieter document that will decide how the Asian Development Bank spends money in Pakistan for the next four years. The bank’s new Country Partnership Strategy, or CPS, for Pakistan runs from 2026 to 2030, and it was formally launched earlier this year through the ADB Pakistan Resident Mission […]
Pakistan Eurobond Rate Hits Record High as Islamabad Raises $3 Billion
Pakistan’s Largest-Ever International Bond Sale Draws Nearly $6bn in Orders ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has raised a record $3 billion through a dual-tranche Eurobond sale, marking the country’s single largest transaction in the international capital markets. The Ministry of Finance confirmed the news on Thursday, describing it as a milestone for the country’s return to global debt […]
Pashtun National Jirga Quetta Ends With 19-Point Declaration
Three-Day Pashtun National Jirga Concludes in Quetta, 19-Point Joint Declaration Issued Quetta (By Syed Sardar Mohammad Khondai) The three-day National Jirga of Southern Pashtunkhwa, presided over by the Central Secretary of Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, Nawab Muhammad Ayaz Khan Jogezai, concluded in Quetta. The Jirga was convened from 30th, 31st August and 1st September 2026, […]
Suthra Punjab Authority Launches E-Challan System to Fine Littering in Lahore
Summary The Suthra Punjab Authority (SPA) rolled out an e-challan system this week to penalise littering at public places across Lahore. Burning tyres and waste will be treated as a separate, more serious offence, with fines reaching up to Rs500,000 and possible imprisonment for repeat or severe violations. Background Lahore has struggled for years with […]
Pakistan to Phase Out EPZs and SEZs by 2035 Under IMF Conditions
Pakistan will wind down Export Processing Zones and Special Economic Zones across the country by 2035. The commitment falls under the IMF conditions for Pakistan tied to the ongoing Extended Fund Facility, and it was laid out to a parliamentary subcommittee on Tuesday. The goal, according to officials, is to fold every sector into one […]
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