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January 12, 2026

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strategic transition or operational disruption?

In Pakistan, tight monetary policy coincides with rising inflation due to supply shocks, undermining the interest rate signal Market analysts warn that IMF-related measures in the upcoming 2026 budget—especially new taxes and adjustments to energy prices—could lead to a resurgence in inflation. PHOTO: FILE MICHIGAN/KARACHI: In August 2009, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) formally changed its monetary policy framework from monetary targeting to an interest rate-based monetary policy framework, known as the inflation-targeting-lite regime, by introducing the interest rate corridor (IRC). In international systems, the adoption of the IRC would be a transitional move to the implementation of a

November 7, 2025

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Lina Khan — Pakistani-American co-chair of Mamdani’s transition team

This collage shows New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (right) and former Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan. — Reuters New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has appointed former US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair Lina Maliha Khan, a renowned Pakistani-American legal scholar, as co-chair of his transition team, he announced Thursday. Maamdani, 34, the first Muslim and South Asian, will be sworn in on January 1, 2026. He will lead the largest US city, a position that comes with a $116 billion budget and global scrutiny. Khan, 36, who led the FTC during the Biden administration, will co-lead Mamdani’s

November 6, 2025

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Zohran Mamdani appoints all-women team to guide his transition to City Hall

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, along with the mayor’s transition team, speaks during a news conference at Flushing Meadows – Corona Park in the Queens borough of New York on November 5, 2025. — AFP New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is wasting no time setting the tone for his administration, as the 34-year-old announced an all-female team to carry him into the new office just a day after being elected. The move, he says, reflects his promise to build a City Hall that truly delivers for New Yorkers. According to a report published in Times Magazinethe group brings

June 9, 2025

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Pakistan’s power capacity hits 46,605 MW, the inert factory cost consumers

The country has increased the installed capacity of electricity production during the continuing financial year 2024-25, placing an additional burden on consumers. Capacity payments were the result of an increase in installed electricity production, which reached 46000 MW. Consumers pay Rs 2.5 to Rs 2.8 trillion Rs each year, which pay for inactivity plants that do not produce a unit. According to financial survey 2024-25 released here Monday, by July-March FY2025, the total installed capacity of Pakistan’s electricity production amounted to 46,605 MW, reflecting an increase of 1.6 % compared to 45,888 MW recorded during the corresponding period FY2024. The

February 27, 2025

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Natural gas faces the competition from coal in Asia’s electricity industry

Listen to the article Gas producers, exporters and commercial companies are banking in Asia – the largest and fastest growing energy market in the world – to lead to increased gas demand in the coming decades. But while the total gas consumption in Asia will certainly extend to today’s levels, gas traders may need to mitigate their optimism in the light of increasing carbon capacity throughout the area. Asia’s largest economies have three times more carbon burning capacity under the construction of gas burning capacity, according to Global Energy Monitor (GEM) and are already based on carbon for about 45%

December 9, 2024

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UN rights chief urges accountability in Syria, sees huge opportunity for just transition

Rebel fighters stand on top of a tank after rebels seized the capital and toppled President Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 9, 2024. — Reuters ‘Accountability’ will be ‘key’ to transition, says UN human rights chief. Turk points to “enormous possibilities” for inclusive transition dialogue. It urges an end to arms flows to the conflicts in Haiti, Sudan, Gaza and Ukraine. GENEVA: The UN human rights chief on Monday called for accountability for abuses under the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but said there was “tremendous potential” for an inclusive political transition and early signs were many. promises.

December 9, 2024

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Syrians have ‘hope’ after Assad falls, US supports peaceful transition, Blinken says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes remarks during the release of the 2024 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at the State Department in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2024. — Reuters US strongly supports peaceful transition of power: Blinken. The US Secretary of Defense talks with his Turkish counterpart about Syria. The UN Security Council is expected to meet tomorrow on Syria. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Syrians now have “hope” after the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad. Al Jazeera was mentioned. He stressed that the United States strongly supports a peaceful transition of power to a responsible

December 6, 2024

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Australia’s incoming boss sees a difficult transition for the aging squad

Team Australia celebrates a wicket during a Test match against Pakistan in Melbourne, Australia on December 27, 2023. —Cricket Australia MELBOURNE: Incoming Cricket Australia (CA) boss Todd Greenberg said Australia will need tough conversations to revive an aging squad amid concerns about an impending exodus of older players. Australia fielded just one under-30 opener starting Nathan McSweeney in the first Test against India in Perth, where Pat Cummins’ side were crushed by 295 runs. Greenberg, who will take over from CEO Nick Hockley at the end of the summer, acknowledged the challenge facing Australia while noting that players are enjoying

November 27, 2024

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Trump’s team signs formal transition deal with Biden administration

Former US President Donald Trump gestures during an event following his indictment on classified documents charges, at Trump National Golf Club, in Bedminster, New Jersey, US, June 13, 2023. — Reuters WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has officially signed a memorandum of understanding with the White House, enabling him to begin his formal transition to office. The deal was finalized on Tuesday, after several weeks of delays, according to his incoming chief of staff. The move would allow Trump’s team to coordinate directly with federal agencies and access documents. The unusual delay in signing the deal after the

November 15, 2024

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Trump transition team aims to kill Biden EV tax credit

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks as he meets with House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2024. — Reuters President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team plans to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric vehicle purchases as part of broader tax reform legislation, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. Reuters. Ending the tax credit could have serious consequences for an already delayed US electric vehicle transition. And yet, representatives of Tesla — by far the nation’s largest electric vehicle maker — have told a Trump transition committee they support ending the subsidy, the two

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