Bakhtawar Mian

Articles by Bakhtawar Mian

Pakistan Agricultural Research Council suspends officers over β€˜recruitment irregularities’

News August 26, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) has suspended several officers over their alleged involvement in irregularities in the organisation’s recruitment process, senior officia...

Pakistan sits on $7tr mineral trove, claims planning minister

Business August 26, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has claimed that Pakistan estimates its mineral endowment at more than $7 trillion. Mr Iqbal made these remarks in a conversation with Farwa Amin, director fo...

513 smuggled artefacts repatriated from US

News July 28, 2026

β€’ Mostly include Gandhara relics; Senate body orders detailed report on smuggling racketβ€’ Officials say Unesco concerns over Taxila conservation addressed; new museum planned ISLAMABAD: Pakistan h...

World urged to implement UN resolutions on Kashmir

News July 13, 2026

β€’ Kashmir Martyrs’ Day being observed today β€’ President, PM reaffirm pledge to support Kashmiris ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday urg...

Govt rules out wheat shortage in country

News July 12, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Saturday ruled out any wheat shortage in the country, saying seasonal production targets had been achieved and output was estimated to be 1.36 million metric tonne...

BUDGET 2026-27: Rs5.29bn set aside for training of 120,000 youth in IT, digital skills

News June 13, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has allocated Rs5,290.49 million to train 120,000 youth in IT and digital skills under the Prime Minister’s Youth Skills Development Programme. Finance Minister Mu...

ECONOMIC SURVEY 2026-27: Poverty surges 7pc, pushing 27m people into financial distress

News June 12, 2026

ISLAMABAD: National poverty rate has surged by seven per cent, pushing approximately 27 million additional people into financial distress over the last six years and bringing the total number of the i...

Broaden tax net, cut tariff distortions: Sustainable Development Policy Institute

Health June 9, 2026

β€’ Think tank seeks relief for salaried class β€’ Stresses social spending should boost productivity, not just expenditure ISLAMABAD: Financial experts on Monday urged policymakers to broaden the ta...

Diplomacy, new war technology vital to deter India, say experts

News May 26, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Academicians, diplomats, military and war experts at a gathering emphasised importance of diplomacy and adoption of new war technologies to deter security threats posed by increasingly bell...

Benazir programme cuts child stunting rates: study

Health May 8, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recoΒ­rded a major decline in child stunting under the Benazir Nashonuma Programme (BNP), along with impΒ­rovements in maternal and newborn health outcomes. An evaluation condu...