2024-11-11-01-41

Go beyond the Fund advice

Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met under the chairmanship of Jameel Ahmed, Governor of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)... Updated 11 Nov, 2024 07:17am

2024-11-11-01-41

Disconnecting captive power: balancing between costs and efficiency

The more one writes about Pakistan’s energy sector mess, the less it seems to cover. The latest issue involves the... Updated 11 Nov, 2024 07:21am

2024-11-11-01-41

Muslims under siege

Not only, the Middle East remains engulfed in flames, with Gaza and Beirut reaching boiling points because of the... Updated 11 Nov, 2024 07:34am

2024-11-11-01-41

Bridging climate governance gap: a roadmap for COP29 and beyond

Pakistan stands at the crossroads of climate vulnerability, facing the harsh consequences of a crisis it did not... Updated 11 Nov, 2024 07:38am

2024-11-10-12-44

United by tides, knotted by oceans: Aman Dialogue 2025

‘What keeps us unified against the common threats at sea, what motivates us to recourse to stability in the global... Published 10 Nov, 2024 02:51am

2024-11-10-12-43

CPPs: govt must phase out ‘preferential’ treatment

For decades, Pakistan’s energy landscape has been plagued by a growing reliance on captive power plants (CPPs).... Published 10 Nov, 2024 02:51am

2024-11-09-01-07

Export industry: challenges and solutions

It is heartening to note that a multinational company operating in Pakistan has successfully showcased and set an... Updated 09 Nov, 2024 08:22am

2024-11-10-12-46

Punjab govt waging battle against breast cancer

Breast cancer has become one of the most significant health threats to women worldwide, with Pakistan recording some... Published 10 Nov, 2024 02:51am

2024-11-09-01-07

Controlling container traffic

A horrible accident took place around the Native Jetty Bridge the other day. A truck with containers was crossing ... Updated 09 Nov, 2024 08:24am

2024-11-09-01-07

Power crisis and the way forward

IPPs (independent power producers) were created under Government’s power policies, which were promulgated over the... Updated 09 Nov, 2024 08:27am

2024-11-09-01-07

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Thinking about and planning for future, not just the present

“It’s all relative, isn’t it! I reckon double think is the right phrase to use – a phrase used by George... Published 09 Nov, 2024 06:36am

2024-11-08-01-33

Towards fiscal & digital reforms

Pakistan has faced significant challenges in balancing the distribution of power and fiscal responsibilities between... Updated 08 Nov, 2024 08:35am

2024-11-08-01-33

Trump, global economy, and a world of polycrisis

The last time Donald Trump was in office, the world was in the midst of a global pandemic, and the cost of living ... Updated 08 Nov, 2024 08:38am

2024-11-08-12-45

Cotton’s top 5 setbacks and the smart fixes

The decline in cotton production and the reduction in cultivated area in Pakistan have become pressing issues that... Updated 08 Nov, 2024 08:41am

2024-11-08-12-39

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Trump has returned with the electoral as well as the popular vote

“So the Khanzadehs believe that Trump will, get this, order the release of The Man Who Must Remain Nameless and... Updated 08 Nov, 2024 08:42am

2024-11-07-01-29

Factors behind Trump’s 2024 victory

The 2024 US presidential election saw Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party suffer a significant defeat, with ... Published 07 Nov, 2024 06:51am

2024-11-07-01-29

Peaceful N-programme: Attainment of SDGs

When the United Nations adopted the 2030 Development Agenda in 2015, Pakistan fully embraced all its 17 Sustainable... Published 07 Nov, 2024 07:02am

2024-11-07-01-29

Climate risk – is the climate action enough?

50 years from now, what would the world look like if climate risk is not managed? That could be a world with more... Updated 07 Nov, 2024 07:15am

2024-11-07-01-29

PARTLY FACETIOUS: De jure versus de facto

“I have a theory…” “Conspiracy or…” “Or, my theory is that the biggest threat to democracy is not an autocrat or a... Published 07 Nov, 2024 06:16am

2024-11-06-02-43

When business starts politicking

“I want to leave, it is getting too political”. “I cannot breathe, it is choking”. “Nothing I say gets... Published 06 Nov, 2024 07:12am

2024-11-06-02-43

Bridging the gap: PSC’s role in a changing Pakistan

Constitutional foundations of the Public Service Commission, Articles 240, 241, and 242 of Pakistan’s Constitution... Updated 06 Nov, 2024 07:40am

2024-11-06-02-43

Israel is not a state; it’s a death cult

“Elections of masters,” Marcuse says, “don’t change master slave relations”. By giving a false impression... Published 06 Nov, 2024 06:58am

2024-11-06-02-43

The cost of ignoring energy poverty

Last month, in September 2024, the world witnessed a grand spectacle at the United Nations as leaders assembled in... Published 06 Nov, 2024 07:36am

2024-11-06-02-43

PARTLY FACETIOUS: It’s more efficacious to act than talk

“Is it a quid pro quo?” “I don’t think so — you double the numbers and give a five-year term to…”... Published 06 Nov, 2024 06:45am

2024-11-05-12-56

Fiscal outcome in first quarter

The first quarter of 2024-25 has closed with an unusual and extremely positive outcome. There is actually a... Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am

2024-11-05-12-56

Breathe!

Punjab as a whole, but especially the provincial capital Lahore, is once again in the grip of what has become a... Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am

2024-11-05-12-55

Job description of Chief Justice

Writing the job description (JD) of the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) was a daunting task. As Chairman, Pakistan... Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am

2024-11-05-01-00

PARTLY FACETIOUS: What is done today is undone tomorrow in this country

“Nothing less than Nishan-i-Haider for Greedy for Portfolios Samdhi (GPS). His list of services is rising by the... Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am