2024-05-17-12-44

Pakistan’s economic crossroads

The socialist idea of central planning, which leads to a closed economy, has been followed by neoliberalism and... Updated 17 May, 2024 06:12am

2024-05-17-12-46

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Who’s Tom Taraba?

“I heard our GPS called Tom Taraba.” “Remind me who GPS is and who in the world is Tom Taraba?” “GPS is ... Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am

2024-05-16-01-40

The AJK curtain-raiser

I fear the recent unrest in AJK was not an isolated affair, nor does the delayed Rs35bn sweetener mean the end of ... Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am

2024-05-16-01-40

Chakkar-istan: degree attestation is a new business in Pakistan

Degree attestation from the Inter Board Chairman Council (IBCC) & Higher Education Commission (HEC) is a new... Updated 16 May, 2024 06:57am

2024-05-16-01-40

Will the upcoming Disco boards be a fiasco again?

Non-professionalism in the power sector has been dubbed as the main reason for the present rot. Here, the present... Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am

2024-05-16-01-40

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘It’s never what you say, but in which language you say that is important’

“So all hail to the gods of legality.” “Excuse me!” “I was referring to the recurring nightmare of the... Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am

2024-05-15-01-19

Protests, politics and the ‘un’-social media

The best way to control is to make people mindless. The best way to keep them mindless is to keep them illiterate... Updated 15 May, 2024 06:34am

2024-05-15-01-19

Girls in informational technology: let’s celebrate after genuine inclusion

An entrepreneur during an interview published on this platform said that women’s participation in the workforce... Updated 15 May, 2024 06:22am

2024-05-15-12-28

Time to act: 9 cents/kWh

The country faces daunting economic challenges. A shrinking industrial base, a bulging workforce with no jobs to... Updated 15 May, 2024 06:28am

2024-05-15-12-40

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Patience is wearing thin!’

“Indeed and I define patience as the ability to count down before losing one’s cool and the people of Azad Jammu... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

2024-05-14-01-14

The education emergency

Shehbaz Sharif declared an ‘education emergency’ across Pakistan on Wednesday, the 8th of May 2024. This is in... Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am

2024-05-14-01-14

Impasse

Anniversaries can be of different kinds, some mere rituals, others more than a mere remembrance of things past. May... Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am

2024-05-14-01-14

An anti-citizen policy?

Governments are supposed to make people-friendly and welfare-oriented policies. Citizens should not be just tax... Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am

2024-05-14-01-15

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Samdhi who is so very greedy for hats

“I am a firm believer that only one hat must ever be worn!” “Hmmm that’s a sheer waste – what about the other hats... Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am

2024-05-13-01-32

Growth model needs to be long term

Pakistan has never achieved impressive growth rates in its history with the highest rate (average) achieved in the... Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am

2024-05-13-01-32

Tax reforms: Aurangzeb has a difficult road ahead

Reportedly, the IMF expects FBR tax revenues to grow by over 30 percent in the upcoming fiscal year (FY25). However,... Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am

2024-05-13-01-32

Strategy for sustainable growth: Energy-efficient textile industry

Since 2000, there has been a significant outburst in the global energy consumption, paralleled by Pakistan’s rising... Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am

2024-05-12-03-05

Leveraging climate action for economic resilience: Pakistan’s imperative

In the intricate web of global economics; the fusion of climate action, economic stability, and international... Published 12 May, 2024 03:09am

2024-05-11-01-28

The power sector - some hard facts

Among many sectors of fiscal drain, the circular debt of the energy sector is one area on the economic landscape of... Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am

2024-05-11-01-28

Diverting traffic

There are suggestions that all the heavy vehicular traffic that passes through main arteries of Karachi be diverted... Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am