Yearly Archives: 2022

Published in DAWN on January 24, 2022 Justice Ayesha Malik was sworn in as Pakistan’s first female Supreme Court judge on Monday, a landmark occasion in a country where activists say the law is often wielded against women. Justice Malik attended a ceremony in Islamabad where she now sits on the bench alongside 16 male colleagues at […]

By Shahid Iqbal Published in DAWN on January 25, 2022 KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 9.75 per cent in its latest monetary policy and signalled that borrowing costs would remain steady for now, as recent tax increases were expected to curb demand and reduce the country’s budget[…]

By Maleeha Lodhi Published in DAWN on January 24, 2022 PRIME MINISTER Imran Khan was right to assert at the launch of the National Security Policy (NSP) that for long it was military security that determined the country’s strategy. Offering a comprehensive approach by placing as much emphasis on the security of citizens as state security is[…]