Dawn

DAWN is the oldest and most popular English-language newspaper in Pakistan. It ranks among the top three English dailies in the country and serves as the flagship publication of the Dawn Group of Newspapers. This group is owned by Pakistan Herald Publications, which also publishes the Herald magazine, Spider (focused on information technology), and Aurora (covering advertising, marketing, and media).

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Immigrants’ woes

1 day ago | dawn.com | Azwar Shakeel

IMMIGRATION policy can have serious rights implications for vulnerable individuals and must be addressed sensitively. Yet, the global immigration discourse indicates that the issue is being seen mainly from a law-enforcement perspective, instead of a human rights one. The Trump administration’s mass deportation drive against illegal immigrants in the US and Pakistan’s Afghan expatriation policy reflect this shifting attitude.
BUDGET 2025-26: FBR under fire over smuggling, graft allegations

2 days ago | dawn.com | Iftikhar A. Khan

• NA set to pass federal budget today with amendments• Omar Ayub labels budget ‘dead on arrival’, slams inflation claims• Rs4.8tr in grants approved for four ministries• Finance minister claims macroeconomic stability restoredISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) came under fire in the National Assembly on Wednesday over allegations of collusion with smugglers and tax evaders, as the House paved the way for the federal budget’s passage today (Thursday).
Opposition slams Trump’s nomination for Nobel Peace Prize

3 days ago | dawn.com | Iftikhar A. Khan

PTI’s Ali Muhammad Khan. • PTI’s Ali Muhammad Khan asks whether decision had cabinet nod • Demands parliament be briefed on Trump-COAS meeting• Sibghatullah criticises Trump’s role in Israel’s war on Palestine • NA approves demands for grants of Rs51.6tr for various ministriesISLAMABAD: Opposition lawmakers on Tuesday strongly condemned the government’s decision to nominate US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, demanding an explanation for the controversial move.
Brinkmanship in ME

3 days ago | dawn.com | Zahid Hussain

WITHIN days of pounding Iran’s nuclear facilities with bunker-buster bombs, thus pushing the region to the brink of a wider conflagration, US President Donald Trump claims to have negotiated a ceasefire deal between Iran and Israel. “CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE!” Trump posted on social media hours after Tehran had fired several missiles at an American military base in Qatar.
Brawl mars National Assembly budget debate

4 days ago | dawn.com | Iftikhar A. Khan

• Pandemonium after scuffle between opposition, govt members• Speaker briefly suspends proceedings; reconciliation on both sides saves members from punitive action• FBR arrest powers restricted to tax frauds of over Rs50m • Non-filers allowed to buy homes worth Rs50m, cars worth Rs7m ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly session on Monday broke into a disarray as government and opposition members hurled abuses at each other, with some getting into physical brawls.
Bilawal slams US, Israeli strikes on Iran’s N-sites

4 days ago | dawn.com | Iftikhar A. Khan

• Calls attack a violation of international law and a dangerous provocation• Accuses Israel of repeating false claims about Iran’s nuclear weapons to manipulate American policy ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday vociferously condemned the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, noting that the Israeli government was forcing the American public into a war that the people do not support.
Pakistan’s support for wealth taxes

5 days ago | dawn.com | Max Gallien |Umair Javed

EACH successive federal government budget reaffirms the scale of Pakistan’s fiscal crisis. This year’s was no different. With debt-servicing and pension payment requirements consuming over half of the federal government’s expenditure and a tax-to-GDP ratio languishing at just over 10 per cent — well below countries at similar income levels — the budget exercise is largely an exercise in harnessing revenue.
Finance: Foresight amid global shocks

5 days ago | dawn.com | Mohiuddin Aazim

Pakistan’s external economy is walking a tightrope. Despite temporary relief from a surge in remittances and renewed International Monetary Fund (IMF) support, the structural vulnerabilities of the country’s external sector have only deepened. Mounting debt, low reserves, record-high profit repatriation, and geopolitical aftershocks are coalescing into a volatile mix as fiscal year 2024-25 draws to a close.
Agriculture: Unravelling the agri crisis

5 days ago | dawn.com | Waqar Ahmad |Khalid Wattoo

The Economic Survey of Pakistan 2024-25 reported a sharp 13.5 per cent decline in the production of major crops. While many blame climate change for this downturn, the crisis is far more complex and multifaceted — one that has jeopardised the financial viability of the agriculture sector.
Will Trump join Iran attacks?

6 days ago | dawn.com | Abbas Nasir

NOBODY knows precisely how the pieces of the Middle East jigsaw will fall into place over the coming hours and days and whether some sanity comes into play or Israel’s naked aggression against Iran sucks in the US, potentially spreading across the entire Gulf. Donald Trump says he will decide within the next two weeks whether the US will throw in its full military might behind Israel. Who’ll believe him?