A front-page bottom quarter advertisement by the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), published across major national dailies on Monday, has raised fresh alarms over what the industry terms “a deepening crisis” in the country’s textile sector. In the prominently placed front-page ad, the apex textile body blamed government policies for escalating financial stress on […]

Labour Force Survey 2024-25 is out: When we talk about Pakistan’s economy, we often think of numbers: growth rates, inflation, exports, and imports. But behind every number, there are people. Millions of men and women wake up every morning to work in fields, shops, factories, offices, homes, or on the road.  The Labour Force Survey

The Sindh Tenancy Act, 1950, landmark legislation intended to regularise the relationship between landlords (Zamindars) and peasants (Haris) and safeguard the rights of the latter, is now widely considered redundant and largely unimplemented in its true spirit across the Sindh province. In a significant move signalling a serious judicial commitment to protecting the rights of

Despite absence of students union, the recent student-led protest at Karachi’s Institute of Business Management (IoBM) has brought up an important topic about the power of unity and the necessity for institutions to be held accountable. This is especially essential in a country where student unions have been absent for almost 40 years.  A female

The recent breach in the under-construction Malir Expressway, also known as Shahrah-e-Zulfiqar, has once again brought to light the deep flaws in the project’s design and the dangers of building infrastructure within the natural course of the Malir River. Earlier last evening, I spoke to Saami Memon, a senior journalist from the Malir Press Club,

The debate over the creation of new provinces in Pakistan has periodically resurfaced, often presented as a populist measure to address administrative challenges or to fulfil longstanding regional demands. However, when the establishment floats such proposals, many in Sindh perceive them not as genuine solutions but as diversions designed to deflect attention from pressing socio-economic

Karamat Ali, a legendary labour leader of Pakistan. Exactly one year ago, the people of Pakistan lost a leader whose absence is still deeply felt across the region. The death of Karamat Ali marked not only the end of an era for Pakistan’s labour movement but also a profound loss for South Asia, where his

Despite the government’s repeated assurances of providing meaningful tax relief and protecting salaried individuals from overburdening, the federal budget 2025-26 offers only modest and largely symbolic reductions in tax rates for the salaried class.  Although the Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in his budget speech in the National Assembly, announced cuts—such as lowering the tax rate