Manzar Naqvi KARACHI: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a telephone conversation with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Wednesday evening, with the two sides discussing the latest regional developments and ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at addressing the prevailing situation. During the conversation, Araghchi and Field Marshal Munir reviewed […]…
It was a hot day seventy-nine years ago, on 14th August 1947, when a nation was born named Pakistan. It was the hope of millions who sacrificed everything, including the lives of their loved ones. As the country marks its 79th Independence Day, every roadside, every building and houses are decorated with green and white […] The post Honest audit as Pakistan enters 80th year: Lessons learned the…
Pakistan currently stands at a crossroads where, on the one hand, its importance at the global level appears to be increasing, while on the other hand, domestic political uncertainty, economic pressure, law-and-order problems, and institutional tensions have made life difficult for ordinary people. Apparently, Pakistan is establishing its position as a strong and influential state […] The post…
Karachi Editors Club in collaboration with Suffa University organised an awareness session on Voluntary Pension System (VPS) and Retirement planning. All the speakers were unanimous that there is definite requirement to save money before retirement to secure future of family. President KEC emphasized that it is a fact that we are passing through deep financial […] The post Save today : Secure your…
ISLAMABAD: Banking Mohtasib Pakistan Sirajuddin Aziz presenting the Annual Report to President Asif Ali Zardari at the President House on Sunday. Staff Photo The post Sirajuddin Aziz presenting the Annual Report appeared first on The Financial Daily .
Every year, the world observes World Humanitarian Day on 19 August to honour the men and women who dedicate their lives to helping people caught in wars, disasters, poverty, disease and displacement. It is a day to remember that behind every statistic is a human being-a mother, a child, an elderly person, a wounded soldier […] The post Humanitarian Day Vis-a-Vis the teachings of Islam appeared…
TFD Report KARACHI: Asad Muzaffar, who has served as a senior member of the Prime Minister’s Special Task Force and as Chief Coordinator for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Punjab, and previously served as Resident Director of China Railway 17th Bureau Group, has called for greater use of technology and market-driven […] The post Breaking the Middlemen’s…
Every 14th of August, I find myself returning to the same quiet observation: the flag went up in 1947 far more easily than the systems meant to serve underneath it ever did. Independence was a single, decisive act – a date, a document, a moment sovereignty was transferred. What was supposed to follow – institutions […] The post Sovereignty was never the hard part appeared first on The Financial…
Abdul Rafay Siddiqui KARACHI: The Karachi Editors Club (KEC), in collaboration with DHA Suffa University (DSU), organized an awareness session on “Financial Literacy, Voluntary Pension System (VPS) and Retirement Planning” to promote financial awareness and long-term savings among journalists, editors and media professionals. The session brought together leading experts from the financial sector…
The continuing confrontation between the United States and Iran is a matter of grave concern not only for the two countries but for the entire region and the international community. Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of 17 June 2026 had offered a rare opportunity to move away from war and towards dialogue. Pakistan in its […] The post Islamabad MoU: The only sensible way forward appeared…
The “Mecca Joint Defense Agreement” signed on 7 August between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Türkiye has emerged as an extraordinary development. Under the agreement, signed in the holy city of Makkah, three big Muslim countries agreed that an armed attack on any one of them would be considered an attack on all three. It is […] The post Mecca defense agreement, foundation of “Islamic NATO” appeared…
KARACHI: Sirajuddin Aziz, banking ombudsman and Ameena Saiyid, MD, Lightstone publishers, sign a publishing agreement for Sirajuddin Aziz’s memoirs, wings of destiny, A Bankers’ Professional Autobiography Carved by Destiny and Colleagues. An agreement for the publication of Banking Ombudsman Sirajuddin Aziz’s professional autobiography was signed today by the author and publisher Ameena Saiyid in…
ISLAMABAD: Zong, Pakistan’s leading technology services enterprise, has partnered with Zindigi, powered by JS Bank, to launch Z-Wallet, bringing regulated digital financial services directly into the My Zong App (MZA) through an embedded-finance model powered by Zindigi’s Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) infrastructure. The launch event, attended by Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting…
KARACHI: Manzar Naqvi, Secretary General of the Karachi Editors Club, along with Ahmed Malik, former President of the Karachi Press Club, presents a copy of The New Development Equation, authored by Adil Ashary, to Syed Hassan Abbas, Editor of Daily Express Karachi. The post Manzar Naqvi presents a copy of The New Development Equation appeared first on The Financial Daily .