Opinion Real austerity: need of the hour The policy of controlled imports is working as monthly import bill is down to $5 billion (on average) over the last... Published 07 Nov, 2022 05:49am
Opinion Debt rescheduling challenge The country is going through a very difficult balance of payment (BoP) situation. The core of the problem is growing... Published 31 Oct, 2022 06:23am
Opinion Has Ishaq Dar lost his magic? Statesmanship demands maintaining a delicate balance between economy and politics. Unfortunately, the scales world... Published 24 Oct, 2022 05:45am
Opinion Gas shortages: Tough winters ahead Winters are coming. And a massive gas crisis is in the making. The demand for domestic sector is growing unabated ... Published 17 Oct, 2022 05:57am
Opinion Dar’s contentious dynamism Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s words and actions since his return last week have reminded many of PTI (Pakistan... Published 12 Oct, 2022 05:46am
Opinion Dar should tread carefully PML-N’s (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s) finance czar and rupee-stabiliser, Ishaq Dar, is back in the saddle.... Published 03 Oct, 2022 06:16am
Opinion PDM ‘collapsing’ like a house of cards? Several major developments took place last week. Pakistan’s political leadership, including PM Shehbaz Sharif, was... Published 26 Sep, 2022 06:07am
Opinion Snap elections can help arrest economic slide The economy is dangerously slowing down. At this point, the effects of administrative measures to apply brakes on ... Published 19 Sep, 2022 05:45am
Opinion Big businesses must rise to the occasion Pakistan has two primary and permanent bases of power, no matter which political party may control the reigns. Power... Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am
Opinion Solar power – tread with care The government is planning in haste to install 10,000 MW solar energy projects. The premise presented is to lower ... Published 05 Sep, 2022 06:04am
Opinion Floods ‘mimic 2010’? Tragically, the country is witnessing another super flood within a span of twelve years. The impact assessment is... Published 29 Aug, 2022 05:44am
Opinion Austerity is the only option? The illusion of economic recovery has already started unraveling. The prime indicators of economic sentiments in the... Published 22 Aug, 2022 06:33am
Opinion An illusion of recovery? A sense of economic recovery is being created which in fact may be artificial. Many within the PDM (Pakistan... Published 15 Aug, 2022 05:41am
Opinion Emerging economies: now is the time for unity Pakistan’s economy is geared to move towards a low-level equilibrium. The fear of defaults, which was mostly... Published 08 Aug, 2022 05:41am
Opinion The buck must stop with petroleum division The country is facing a severe balance of payment crisis. With drying external sources to reroll maturing debt, it ... Published 01 Aug, 2022 06:51am
Opinion Silver lining in sight? The political drama continues. Arguments and moral positions switch in matter of days for politicians and media... Published 25 Jul, 2022 06:12am
Opinion Wanted: political stability A long-awaited IMF Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) is finally done with. However, anxiety — especially in currency and... Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:09am
Opinion The return of ‘Daronomics’? The budget passed by the incumbent government has a strong implicit stamp of Pakistan Muslim League-N’s ... Updated 04 Jul, 2022 03:52pm
Opinion A directionless budget The budget is built on expectations and assumptions (prayers) of global commodities to move out of the super cycle ... Published 13 Jun, 2022 06:19am
Opinion Budget: initial impression Initial impression suggests that the budget is a mix of austerity and election year spending. The thought process... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:41am