Statesmanship demands maintaining a delicate balance between economy and politics. Unfortunately, the scales world over have become excessively skewed towards politics. Last week, British Prime Minister Truss announced her inten...
The post-floods growth scenario has become controversial with International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at odds with the World Bank projection. The IMF in its recent update on Pakistan forecast th...
It’s increasingly clear that the saga of former prime minister (PM) Imran Khan’s disqualification for five years is far from over and it is now up to the honourable courts to uphold or discard ECP’s (Election Commission of...
Preparations are underway for the forthcoming maiden visit of Shehbaz Sharif to China as the Prime Minister and the wish-list seeking additional investment/support submitted by the relevant departments/ministries is getting rath...
Global commodities markets are caught in a perfect storm since the pandemic began three years ago. First, the mismatch between supply and demand due to lockdowns and slowdown (2020) in consumption reduced output in the following...
Foreign direct investment in Pakistan has been continuously falling and the September 2022was no different – maybe worse. The country attracted around $110million foreign direct inflows duringthe month that were down by 60 per...
The internet is the best thing since sliced bread. But as any convenience comes with a price, the internet has its own pitfalls. From creating images for good or bad to damaging reputations, technology is being used and misused ...
Pakistan was part of the US sponsored (SEATO) Southeast Asian Treaty Organization and (CENTO) Central Treaty Organization. In 1962, it provided a base for US spy plane-U2 in Peshawar which was shot down by a Russian missile afte...
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced that it is suspending the production of paracetamol over the government’s failure to rationalize prices. This is an extremely concerning development given that Pakistan is currently experien...
It seems like gas shortages have become a yearly phenomenon now. This is a problem we revisited last year, and the year before that—right as the colder months approach, the government realises too late that it is set to face g...