South Speaks with Saqib

S&P director says political stability drove Pakistan's latest rating upgrade

The upgrade comes as Pakistan continues implementing reforms under its International Monetary Fund (IMF) program, with the government focusing on fiscal consolidation, stronger revenue collection and improvements in its external position.

2 DAYS AGO

UN letter names me, India is behind the threats: Canadian Sikh activist

Speaking on Pakistan TV Digital's South Speaks with Saqib, head of the Sikh Federation (Canada) says he has received four police warnings of imminent assassination since 2022, with most coinciding with his appearances before United Nations bodies in Geneva.

August 6, 2026

Pakistanis being unfairly targeted, Shabana Mehmood appeasing far right: Activist

Shabir Ahmed was jailed in 2012 for 22 years for multiple child sexual offences including rape when he was the ringleader of a gang of similarly predatory men targeting girls in Rochdale, northern England. UK’s Interior minister Shabana Mahmood has announced plans to change UK law to allow a convicted pedophile to be deported following his release from prison.

August 5, 2026

TTP expanding into a transnational group, world needs to take note: Analyst

August 4, 2026

TTP stronger, benefits from safe havens in Afghanistan: Former state department officer

Speaking on Pakistan TV Digital's South Speaks with Saqib, Stimson Center South Asia Program Director Elizabeth Threlkeld, a former Foreign Service Officer who served in Peshawar, says the group has consolidated under new leadership.

August 3, 2026

World can learn from Pakistan’s solar revolution: IRENA director

Speaking on Pakistan TV Digital’s show South Speaks with Saqib, the IRENA director says boom in Pakistan’s consumption of solar energy was unprecedented “in many aspects.”

July 30, 2026

Indian influence one reason why Pakistan's first Netflix original is delayed: Expert

Political decisions are keeping Pakistani television programmes off the streaming platform, global cultures expert Maham Sajid says.

July 29, 2026

‘Political dividend for Modi govt’: Prof. Jake Lynch on Indian media’s Pakistan obsession

Lynch says that if the “interests of sources lie in that direction, then it's not entirely surprising especially given the widespread alignment of media owners ship with the same people who constitute the sources.”

July 28, 2026

We see Pakistan as destination for export: Haleon executive

Says the company has already committed around $15 million, 'and a lot of that has actually already been realized.'

July 27, 2026