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Article by Amina Qasim on World Standards Day highlighting PSQCA Lahore’s role in consumer protection, conformity assessment, industrial quality and sustainable growth.

Iran crisis and the future of the NPT

May 24, 2026

By Tehniyat Fatima The growing tensions between the United States and Iran have renewed debate over the credibility and effectiveness of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation…

Broadening the tax base

Climate risks rising

May 22, 2026

For communities across northern Pakistan, the sound of heavy rain has taken on a new and ominous meaning. What was once a natural rhythm…

Broadening the tax base

Hormuz crisis diplomacy

May 20, 2026

The fragile ceasefire between Iran and the United States has slowed the pace of fighting, but the underlying conflict remains unresolved. Interior Minister Mohsin…

Broadening the tax base

Retail sector favoured

May 19, 2026

The federal and provincial governments have chosen to extend significant concessions to the retail sector ahead of Eidul Azha, temporarily lifting restrictions on market…

Balancing Stability and Survival: The Imperative of Structural Reform Amid Pakistan's Resurgent Inflation

Between Giants: Pakistan’s High-Stakes Choice

May 19, 2026

The escalating tensions, retaliatory strikes, and sharp rhetoric between Iran and the United States have fundamentally reshaped the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East…

WHEN POLITICS PLAYS GAMES, THE PEOPLE PAY - The Maulana, the Political Bargain, and the Supremacy of Law

Pakistan’s “Epstein Moment”?

May 19, 2026

Power, Poison, and the Fear of Silence* The sea breeze of Karachi carries strange confessions after midnight. On certain humid nights, when the silence…