Opinion Irresistible force meets the immovable object It was clear from the first few minutes of the Supreme Court’s proceedings that the pendulum was going to swing... Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am
Opinion A costly revolution, if ever there was one You can almost see Imran Khan salivating at the prospect of storming his revolution back to power. With Punjab in ... Published 21 Jul, 2022 05:40am
Opinion SBP shocks but doesn’t surprise Even those shocked by the SBP’s (State Bank of Pakistan’s) uber-hawkish posturing at the last MPC (Monetary... Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am
Opinion ‘As warm as the weather in Riyadh’ Poor, oil-importing countries like Pakistan ought to wish US President Joe Biden well as the cold calculus of the... Published 07 Jul, 2022 05:35am
Opinion Say hello to the bullwhip effect Wall Street knows better than to look the other way when Michael Burry, of the “Big Short” fame, casts doubts on... Published 30 Jun, 2022 06:07am
Opinion Will Fed chicken out of rate hike? You can bet that US President Joe Biden expected better news out of Nato than its secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg... Published 23 Jun, 2022 06:05am
Opinion Democracy didn’t work either So, there’s going to be no snap election. Imran Khan’s call for the second, decisive march on the capital never... Published 16 Jun, 2022 06:03am
Opinion Keeping them poor to keep them alive A special report in Business Recorder the other day revealed that it might not suffice to cut subsidies to revive ... Updated 02 Jun, 2022 07:34pm
Opinion Circling the drain The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) couldn’t be serious that the “business,... Published 26 May, 2022 05:26am
Opinion Won’t be long before default is on the table SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) has no choice but to raise the interest rate, most likely by another 100 basis points,... Published 19 May, 2022 05:29am
Opinion It’s always about the party, never… What does a leader do when what must be done is the last thing that can be done? That’s got to be what’s keeping... Published 12 May, 2022 05:40am
Opinion When it rains, it pours ‘Chinese Citizens Among 4 Dead in Pakistan Terror Attack’ had become the second most read story on Bloomberg.com... Updated 28 Apr, 2022 11:13am
Opinion Keep your eye on the bomb All the time Imran Khan has been lobbing attacks on state institutions for his dishonourable discharge from the ... Published 21 Apr, 2022 05:26am
Opinion Market on the knife-edge The market’s poised on a knife-edge as the new prime minister holds meetings and spells out priorities in a... Published 14 Apr, 2022 04:55am
Opinion Banana republic? So the law of the land is really so wrapped up in minute technicalities that it is very easy to exploit it even when... Published 07 Apr, 2022 05:15am
Opinion Pot calling the pot black You could say that the last few weeks have brought out the best in our political elite. It’s when push comes to... Published 31 Mar, 2022 05:11am
Opinion Hawkish Fed haunts SBP Now you know why the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) implied that the monetary policy committee (MPC) might meet before... Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am
Opinion ‘One step forward, two steps back’ There you have it. The IMF (International Monetary Fund) poured cold water on the PM’s so-called relief package at... Published 17 Mar, 2022 04:53am
Opinion Chavez would be turning in his grave If Washington does not officially recognise President Nicolas Maduro’s government in Venezuela, then why did a... Published 10 Mar, 2022 06:30am
Opinion Fine points about new amnesty scheme Having failed to honour his word and bring back all the wealth looted from the country and stashed in foreign... Published 03 Mar, 2022 04:39am