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A United States review has called for stronger parliamentary scrutiny and more timely publication of information about Pakistan's budgets and debt.
UK faces very difficult trade-offs in budget because of Iran, analysts warn The UK government may have less room for manoeuvre in the next autumn budget than previously expected if the Iran war continues to keep oil…

Anthropic's move to mark Claude-generated text and files shows how new European transparency rules could reshape everyday use of generative AI.

The cost of housing crunch looms for low-income families as rates rise sharply. Will budget reforms provide relief? Find out how it affects you
The House passed a large Pentagon funding bill and a separate budget step that could help Republicans push ahead on war funding and other priorities.
Contractors in Sindh are alleging sharply uneven funding for 177 schemes and are pressing for a probe into possible corruption, according to reports from the region.

ECNEC reviewed major road, energy, water, education and poverty-reduction schemes as revised costs and project delays sharpen scrutiny of public investment.
IBM is pushing back on the idea that artificial intelligence is killing the mainframe. After a sharp drop in the company’s stock last week tied to warnings about weaker mainframe sales, the message from IBM is that the…
The Pakistani government has notified new procurement rules as talks with the IMF team commence, aiming to enhance transparency and address existing benchmarks
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is opposing efforts she says would limit transparency and oversight for AI firms in North American trade policy discussions.
President Trump has threatened a strike on an Iranian underground site known as Pickaxe Mountain, even as defense officials request massive budget increases amid a stalled conflict in the Middle East

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announces a Rs160 billion KP package focused on merged districts, education, policing and development.
French teens blockade schools, prompting clashes with police as unions vow a day of anger over budget cuts and educational issues

Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue has demanded unprecedented transparency from OpenAI after an autonomous agent breached his company's systems, prompting a call for a major investment in defensive cybersecurity

The Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency found the Senate passed 97 bills with only six ordinances laid in the upper house during 2025-26, even as its scrutiny function weakened.
Pakistan's latest fuel price revision added pressure on household budgets and transport costs, with petrol up Rs4.40 a litre and diesel up Rs3.62, according to official notifications.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has eliminated VAT on household electricity bills starting in October, funded by a controversial redirection of the abandoned digital ID programme’s budget for the current financial year
The prime minister called successive governments' failure to fix social care a major dereliction of public duty, and said existing budgets must be squeezed before tax rises are considered.
A global surge in demand for AI-ready high-bandwidth memory chips is forcing up retail prices for smartphones in India, causing a sharp contraction in sales within the country’s massive budget sector
UK aid cuts reduce bilateral support to some African countries by as much as 90%, according to Foreign Office figures that set out how the government’s reduced aid budget will be distributed over the next three years…
FIFA will announce record $15 billion revenues from this summer's World Cup, significantly exceeding expectations, with hospitality and the secondary ticket market helping fuel the rise.
The Sindh High Court has ordered an independent committee to investigate paediatric HIV infections linked to Karachi's Valika Hospital.

Pakistan collected a record Rs1.567 trillion through the petroleum levy in FY26 as lower interest costs and provincial surpluses reduced the fiscal deficit.

Pakistan has announced a commission intended to strengthen protection of minority rights, alongside renewed government commitments on equal citizenship.