Opinion Aviation: the rot deepens PIA’s financial and operational demise is a known fact, and enough is being discussed in media on its ... Published 08 Jan, 2024 05:23am
Opinion Economy: rent-seeking through revolving doors In Pakistan, the risk reward mechanism on investment is lopsided, and that is one of the reasons for the low... Updated 03 Jan, 2024 02:58pm
Opinion Power sector: there’re solutions aplenty but... The power sector woes are not resolving despite successive and massive increases in the consumer tariffs –... Published 25 Dec, 2023 05:42am
Opinion Fertilizer: a subsidy for dealers? For a very long time, the government has been supplying gas at a subsidized rate to fertilizer companies (mainly to... Updated 18 Dec, 2023 07:03am
Opinion PSX rally: don’t read too much into ‘tezi’ The stock market is booming. The KSE100 index posted a return of 60 percent this fiscal year to date, and the rally... Published 11 Dec, 2023 06:41am
Opinion Discos: the tug-of-war is anything but respectable The power sector circular debt is growing unabated despite successive increases in power tariffs and much-hyped ... Published 04 Dec, 2023 05:35am
Opinion Economy on its knees The initial euphoria of tens of billions of dollars investment by friendly countries is slowly fading away. The... Updated 27 Nov, 2023 06:34am
Opinion Country’s higher education needs a revolution If Pakistan must pick one revolution, that must be in education, which will ultimately lay the foundations for IT ... Updated 20 Nov, 2023 07:09am
Opinion The slowdown in real economy Over the past month, it seems that the feel-good factor has returned. The stock market is in a bullish run and the... Updated 13 Nov, 2023 12:16pm
Opinion Next IMF programme is not going to be easy The IMF review is ongoing, and it’s likely to sail through, as all the quantitative targets have been met. The... Updated 06 Nov, 2023 06:06am
Opinion No more gas circular debt buildup? Gas price rationalization is a big reform undertaken by the caretaker government in view of the fact that in the ... Updated 30 Oct, 2023 06:01am
Opinion Economy: performance of govts since Gen Musharraf’s bloodless coup Lately, economic performance under various regimes based on certain indicators is the current focus of debate in the... Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am
Opinion Gas sector reform: beyond pricing Finally, pricing reform in the gas sector is in sight. The summary has been moved, and prices are likely to increase... Published 16 Oct, 2023 05:47am
Opinion Real reforms in sight? The initial signs of real reforms are in sight. This includes crackdown on smuggling of goods and currencies through... Updated 09 Oct, 2023 09:35am
Opinion Taming inflation: pushing the boulder uphill According to a recent survey, inflation and poverty are the biggest issues in Pakistan. No one could have any doubts... Updated 02 Oct, 2023 07:16am
Opinion Worst is yet to come Inflation and purchasing power erosion pinch is now reflected in volumetric sales’ reduction in products and... Updated 25 Sep, 2023 07:36am
Opinion Administrative crackdown: will it work? The State’s crackdown against the smugglers and illegal currency traders has met with initial success. The fear... Updated 18 Sep, 2023 07:40am
Opinion The energy quagmire When something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. ‘Increase electricity consumption to lower the... Published 11 Sep, 2023 07:00am
Opinion Economic policy needs a hard reset The present currency crisis in Pakistan is unprecedented. PKR has depreciated against USD from 180 to 305 since ... Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am
Opinion Road to urgent resolution of the power tariff crisis Rising electricity bills are breaking the back of the domestic consumers and making manufacturing businesses... Published 28 Aug, 2023 06:27am