The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation decreased by 0.56 percent during the week ended on June 4, 2026 for the combined consumption group, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Friday. According to the PBS data, SPI for the week under review declined to 355.55 points as compared to 357.54 points recorded in […]
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Down the Rabbithole
In our political theatre, truth rarely arrives with a trumpet. It slips in quietly, through leaks, court files, and the whispers of those who once sat closest to power. What we are now learning about Imran Khan’s years in office is not a revelation for those who have observed Pakistan’s power structures up close. It […]
Twitter down for thousands of users
Twitter Inc’s services were down for thousands of users on Monday, according to outage-tracking website Downdetector.com. There were more than 3,600 incidents of people reporting issues with the social media platform led by Elon Musk, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources including user-submitted errors on […]
Mexico cracks down at US border with 15,000 troops
Mexico has deployed nearly 15,000 soldiers and National Guardsmen to its border with the United States, the army chief said Monday — admitting they are detaining migrants who try to cross, after the policy triggered backlash. Under pressure from US President Donald Trump to slow the surge of Central Americans crossing the border, Mexico promised […]