The nation’s economy not out of the woods yet

Macroeconomic data released by various government agencies, including the Finance Division and the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, is worrisome: (i) The Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO’s) geospatial assessment projec...

Stranded gas, strangled industry

While the current decline in global energy prices would benefit most manufacturing economies, it poses a serious challenge for Pakistan’s export industry. Over the past few weeks, Brent crude has dropped from ~$75 to ~$65 p...

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Death of secular India

On the otherwise a soulful soil of the sub-continent, where peace and tranquillity prevailed, Evil was born on September 17th, 1950. This date is celebrated by bigots as the birthday of the “Butcher of Gujarat”, Narendra Mod...

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Focus on the vibe-o-meter

What a presence! Something off putting! Raw energy! These are some remarks about people that are given even without any direct meeting with them. These are known as vibes. Vibe is a short form of a vibration frequency. Just l...

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Increasing democratic deficit

Whilst the Senate with its incomplete composition has completed the first year of its term on Wednesday, Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (Pildat) issued a report drawing a critique of its performan...

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Relief for the salaried people

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb after attending the inauguration ceremony of ‘Made in Gujranwala Exhibition’ organised by the Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce and Industry acknowledged that the benefits of a very low infla...

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