The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced its National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) for 2024-2028, setting an ambitious target to increase financial inclusion from 64% in 2023 to 75% by 2028 and reduce the gender gap in financial inclusion from 64% to 75% by 2028. 34% in 2023 to 25% in 2028. The new strategy … Read more
Warner Bros. It shuffled its film release schedule, planting “Final Destination: Bloodlines” on the summer calendar and delaying the JJ Abrams-backed mystery thriller “Flowervale Street” until 2026. “Final Destination 6” will be released on May 16, 2025. It will take over the spot previously occupied by “Flowervale Street,” which was originally scheduled to be released … Read more
The government has unveiled a five-year economic transformation plan that aims to expand Pakistan’s economy to $1 trillion by 2035 while addressing structural challenges in multiple sectors. However, social media restrictions, frequent internet outages, and firewall enforcement pose significant obstacles to achieving this ambitious goal. The Express Tribune She stated that the “Five-Year National Economic … Read more
The 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has unveiled its main competition slate, which includes 15 films vying for the Golden Peacock Award with prizes worth INR 4 million ($47,000), and notably includes nine films directed by women. Among the world premieres are the Iranian drama Fear and Trembling by Menejeh Hekmat and Faez … Read more
Here’s a suicidal premise that only a horror director would think of: What if a deeply disturbed young woman (Kelsey Asbell) is about to throw herself off a cliff, and a serial killer (Finn Wittrock) shows up, talks her off the ledge and orders her to kill herself. Then the woman was kidnapped for a … Read more
The 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2024, recently passed by the Senate, has set a deadline of January 1, 2028, to end the practice of usury (interest-based banking) in the country. This clause was added to the draft amendments on the suggestion of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F), a regional political party led by Maulana Fazlur Rehman, … Read more
Pakistani rupee notes appear in a counting machine at a bank in Peshawar, August 22, 2023. – Reuters The clause was added based on the suggestion of JUI-F. January 2028 deadline to end the practice of usury. Any transaction involving usury is considered “wrong.” The 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2024, recently passed by the Senate, … Read more