Basma Siddiqui

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The writer is a journalist who has been associated with The Express Tribune and Bol News and can be reached @BasmaSiddiqui.

Pakistan seeks rescheduling of $27b bilateral debt

Dar rules out the possibility of a default on Pakistan's debt, an extension of the maturity date on bonds due in December or a renegotiation of Pakistan's current IMF programme

Pakistan at 75

Despite its great potential, Pakistan today struggles to just stay afloat. It struggles to stay united under leadership that stands divided and uncertain

PTI’s landslide victory

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s landslide victory in the Punjab by-elections has validated what critics have been trying to warn since Imran Khan’s ouster in April—PTI has...

The Big Battle

The Punjab by-polls expected to take place on Sunday are going to be historic with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz pitched against each...

Unending misery

With predictions of another spell of rain while Karachi is already struggling to stay afloat from the previous rain is only bad news for the residents

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Afghan Repatriation & Transit Trade Standoff

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