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November 17, 2025

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Britain is overhauling its human rights laws in a major upheaval of asylum policy

Britain’s Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood appears on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg at the BBC in London, Britain, Nov. 16, 2025, in this handout image. — Reuters The government is seeking changes to the interpretation of human rights laws. UK hardens stance as polls show concern over immigration. Changes to refugee status part of planned turnaround. Britain will overhaul its approach to human rights laws to make it easier to deport migrants who arrive in the country illegally in a major overhaul of asylum policy to be decided on Monday. Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood will outline changes to how the European

November 10, 2025

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Policy framework and structural changes

Successive governments have ignored traditional economic indicators such as high aggregate demand, the real exchange rate LAHORE: The macroeconomic policy framework of successive regimes consists of fiscal prudence and tight monetary policy to achieve a low rate of inflation. These so-called good macroeconomic fundamentals have hindered the desired structural change in the economy. These macroeconomic fundamentals have a large impact on the following. Tight fiscal and monetary policies lead to an overvalued rupee against the US dollar. This overvaluation affects export competitiveness. As our export basket tilts in favor of textiles, their competitiveness is reduced. This is why exporters talk

October 27, 2025

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SBP keeps policy rate at 11% for third consecutive time

Record external term payments of $32.5bn add pressure amid weak FDI and portfolio outflows State Bank of Pakistan. Photo: Archive The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday decided to keep the interest rate unchanged at 11%, marking the “fourth” consecutive time the rate has been kept steady. The decision reflects a cautious approach as the central bank balances support for a fragile economic recovery against domestic and external risks, despite calls from the business community to cut interest rates to lower borrowing costs and boost growth. In a meeting held today, the cautious

October 16, 2025

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The Samson Group urges a change in tourism policy

Delegation pledges to invest in northern resorts to create jobs, attract global tourists Islamabad: A high-level delegation from the Samson Group has urged the government to align its industrial policy with sustainable tourism and regional development to open new avenues for job creation, export growth and local business participation. A delegation of Samson Group of Companies International Advisory Council called on Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Industries and Production, Haroon Akhtar Khan in Islamabad. The delegation included Lord Aamer Sarfraz of Kensington, General Patrick Sander, Mian Yousaf Jamal Shah, Waqar Malik, Group CEO Waseemur Rehman, Barrister Mansoor

October 10, 2025

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The White House says the Nobel Commission is putting “peace policy”

US President Donald Trump and Foreign Minister Marco Rubio attend a meeting of the Council of Ministers at the White House, Washington, DC, USA, October 9, 2025.- Reuters The White House on Friday criticized the Nobel Prize for the Nobel Prize to grant the Peace Award to a Venezuelan opposition leader instead of US President Donald Trump, who aggressively put pressure on the prize and had his role in the prize. “President Trump will continue to make peace agreements, end the wars and save life. He has the heart of a humanitarian and there will never be someone who can

September 22, 2025

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Free trade and domestic policy

Islamabad: It is a war of narratives and ideas. In its criticism of the new policy of national duties (2025-30), the Council of Research and Counseling Research (PRAC), which was founded by the Business Community and the Federation of Pakistani Trade and Industry (FPCCI), expressed concern that the policy of new invoices could have been deprived of it. In a statement, PRC said that politics is based on an ideology of free trade that is no longer compatible with the changing economic realities of the world. The business community is seeking to restore pricing and subsidies. It is of the

September 20, 2025

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The ILO confirms athletic neutrality, urges the policy maintained by global competitions

The Olympic Games can see outside the office of the International Olympic Committee. – ILO Karachi: The International Olympic Committee (ILO) has once again confirmed that sport must remain politically neutral and continue to serve as a power to unite the world into peaceful competition – a message that can be considered a blow to India, which has repeatedly kept them. In its latest statement, the IOC Executive Board announced the creation of a work group on the protection of the fundamental principles of Olympicism. The new body, part of the ILO’s “Fit for the Future” process, will focus on

September 16, 2025

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PSX, no change, policy rate, KSE-100 index, earns 945 points, receiving profits

Our correspondent: The Pakistani Stock Exchange (PSX) was reversed on Monday after two days of profit, as investors were widely expected that the Pakistani Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) would leave the policy rate of 11%. Activated by investors’ interest in selective stocks of banks, cement, fertilizers and energy sectors, the KSE-100 reference index closed higher by 944.82 points or 0.61%, at 155.384.51. In the evening, the Central Bank, according to expectations, maintained the rate of policy unchanged, as inflationary pressure was afraid to intensify after heavy rainfall and floods in the country, which have destroyed crops and means of living

September 15, 2025

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SBP keeps the policy unchanged at 11%

The Pakistani State Bank logo is depicted on a reception at the Bank’s central office in Karachi. – Reutrs/file The SBP holds a key policy rate for a third straight hour. Flood crops increase the risks to inflation, reduce hopes of recovery. Analysts warn that food disorders may push inflation higher. The Pakistani State Bank (MPC) Committee (SBP) announced on Monday that it has maintained the rate of politics unchanged at 11%. This marks the third straight MPC meeting where the Central Bank has expanded a cessation of monetary relaxation, as policy -makers weighed the dangers of flooding inflation against

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