53% of Market Participants Expect SBP to Raise Key Interest Rate — Here’s What You Need to Know
Pakistan’s financial markets are going into this Monday with an unusual amount of uncertainty hanging over them. The State Bank of Pakistan holds its Monetary Policy Committee meeting on April 27 — and for the first time in nearly two years, a majority of market participants expect interest rates to go up rather than stay […]
Hormuz Crisis 2026: Iran Skips Talks After US Seizes Ships
The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran is now on life support. With the truce set to expire Tuesday, Iran has publicly declared it has no plans to send negotiators to Islamabad for a second round of talks — even as the US delegation is already on its way. The trigger for this […]
Iran Launches Drone Attacks on US Warships After Seizing of Cargo Ship in Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz — already the most dangerous waterway in the world right now — became even more dangerous on Sunday as a series of escalating moves between the United States and Iran brought the two sides closer to renewed open conflict than at any point since the fragile ceasefire was declared on April […]
Pakistan Finally Repays $2 Billion Loan to UAE
In a significant development that has both reassured markets and raised fresh questions about Pakistan’s financial future, the State Bank of Pakistan has confirmed the repayment of $2 billion to the United Arab Emirates. The money, held for years as a special deposit to prop up Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves, has now been fully returned […]
US Officials Set to Arrive in Pakistan for Iran Talks, Says Trump — But Iran Refuses to Show Up
President Donald Trump announced Sunday that senior US officials are heading to Islamabad, Pakistan for a second round of peace negotiations with Iran. Within hours, Tehran fired back — refusing to participate and closing the Strait of Hormuz again. What was supposed to be a diplomatic breakthrough has turned into one of the most tense […]
Mohammad Rizwan Claims Rawalpindi Has Been the Unluckiest Side in PSL 11
It has been a brutal PSL 11 for Rawalpindi Pindiz. Pakistan’s newest PSL franchise entered this season with high hopes, a decorated captain, and a squad packed with international names. What followed was one of the most difficult debut campaigns any team has endured in the history of the league. Now, with the season effectively […]
Iran President Rejects Trump’s Demand to Give Up Nuclear Program
As US diplomats boarded planes headed to Islamabad for a second round of peace talks, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian fired back at Washington with his most direct statement yet on the nuclear question. His message was blunt, defiant, and leaves little room for misreading: Iran is not surrendering its nuclear program, and no American president […]
Manchester City Beat Arsenal 2-1 to Narrow Premier League Title Race to Just Three Points
There are matches that shift momentum, and then there are matches that reshape an entire title race. Sunday’s clash at the Etihad was the latter. Manchester City beat Arsenal 2-1 in one of the most high-stakes Premier League encounters in years — cutting the gap at the top to just three points and turning a […]
Babar Azam Equals Virat Kohli’s T20 Record After Brilliant PSL Century
There are cricket performances, and then there are performances that remind you why a player is spoken about in the same breath as the all-time greats. On April 19, 2026, Babar Azam produced one of the most complete T20 innings of his career — ending a 783-day wait for a T20 hundred, equalling Virat Kohli’s […]
Govt Cuts Power for Over Two Hours Daily Instead of Lowering Electricity Prices
For many Pakistanis, the question isn’t just about high electricity bills anymore — it’s about whether they will even have electricity when they need it. In a move that has quietly reshaped daily life across the country, the government has opted to cut power supply for more than two hours daily instead of offering any […]