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Naqi Zafar (Karachi)

Who is villain of the piece?
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Who is villain of the piece?

The IMF mission chief for Pakistan has left the country after holding discussions on recent economic developments and prospects for the country in the context of ongoing discussions toward a Fund-supported programme.
Published 30 Mar, 2019 12:00am
JI quits MMA
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JI quits MMA

According to media reports, Jamaat-e-Isami (JI) has formally parted ways with Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, an alliance of five religious parties. Acting emir of the JI Liaquat Baloch during the meeting of the religious parties' alliance is said to have formal
Published 22 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Low-cost housing
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Low-cost housing

Seeking to learn from the Chinese experience, Prime Minister Imran Khan has stated that low-cost housing scheme is a step towards poverty reduction as housing construction activity would make 40 industries operational, creating new employment opportunitie
Published 13 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Congress, others attacking Modi
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Congress, others attacking Modi

What else could the Indian Opposition parties, including Congress, do in response to whatever prime minister Narendra Modi is doing since the Pulwama incident in particular? They have been plausibly attacking him over political use of armed forces. In oth
Published 08 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Issuance of Energy Sukuk
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Issuance of Energy Sukuk

It is good to know that in order to address the longstanding circular debt issue, the federal government has issued the first five-year Pakistan Energy Sukuk-I (PSE-I) worth Rs 200 billion. According to a Business Recorder news item, the issuance o
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Modi's game-plan has failed to work
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Modi's game-plan has failed to work

India under Narendra Modi is all set to cause harm to region's peace. His belligerence knows no bounds. Little does he, however, realize that his game-plan has failed; and it has failed miserably for the entire Sangh Parivar in which his party, the BJP, i
Published 21 Feb, 2019 12:00am
'Fake degrees, fake news...'
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'Fake degrees, fake news...'

That Business Recorder op-ed writer Farooq Hassan is endowed with the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure is a fact. He in his latest contribution to this newspaper speak
Published 14 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Play one's cards right
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Play one's cards right

Pakistan People's Party co-chairman seems to be playing his cards right. In other words, he has been acting adeptly and with good judgement. He has, for example, urged the media to support the opposition's attempts to overthrow the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insa
Published 05 Feb, 2019 12:00am
US-China trade tensions
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US-China trade tensions

That the current US-China trade turmoil could be a boon for Pakistan's exporters is a fact. The trade war between world's two top economies has thrown up new opportunities as well as new challenges for Pakistan's businesspeople. State Bank of Pakistan (SB
Published 31 Jan, 2019 12:00am
External sector woes
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External sector woes

It is good to learn that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) too has lent a helping hand to Pakistan to help us tide over the external sector challenge. Media reports say that the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development has allocated $3 billion to Pakistan through a de
Published 25 Jan, 2019 12:00am
The outgoing CJP
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The outgoing CJP

That the outgoing Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar deserves profuse tributes is a fact. The country has witnessed unprecedented judicial activism under his watch. He showed unmatched vigour, resilience and sincerity of purpose while underscoring
Published 18 Jan, 2019 12:00am
PTI government's performance in H1
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PTI government's performance in H1

The finance minister Asad Umar appears to be upbeat insofar as the PTI government's performance in the first half of fiscal year 2018-19 is concerned. Speaking to television anchors the other day, he has reportedly said that due to corrective measures int
Published 14 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Baldia factory fire
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Baldia factory fire

According to media reports, a German court has thrown out a lawsuit by Pakistani plaintiffs against clothing retailer KiK over a deadly 2012 fire at a Karachi's Baldia Town garment factory, saying the statute of limitations had expired.
Published 12 Jan, 2019 12:00am
'The ECL war'
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'The ECL war'

This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial "The ECL war" carried by the newspaper yesterday. It has pointed out, for example, that "The PTI is in power in two provinces and at the Centre. If its recent moves in the name of accountability (condem
Published 02 Jan, 2019 12:00am