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May 07, 2024 اردو ► PRINT EDITION ► BR MARKETS ► Dollar to PKR ►
State of the economy
Editorials

State of the economy

EDITORIAL: The April Monthly Economic Update and Outlook uploaded on the Finance Division website begins on a... Published 07 May, 2024 06:05am

Export promotion

Export promotion
EDITORIAL: It seems the Pakistan Business Council (PBC) is doing the government’s, especially the commerce...

Combating corruption

Combating corruption
EDITORIAL: Speaking at a Labour Day event in Lahore, Shehbaz Sharif while talking about challenging economic...
What does Dar’s elevation reveal?
2024-05-02-01-11

What does Dar’s elevation reveal?

EDITORIAL: The appointment of Foreign Minister and former finance minister Ishaq Dar as deputy prime minister is... Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am
Inflation unchecked
2024-05-01-01-00

Inflation unchecked

EDITORIAL: The Sensitive Price Index for the week ending 25 April 2024, consisting of 51 essential items collected... Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am
Campus protests: new flashpoint in US
2024-05-01-01-00

Campus protests: new flashpoint in US

EDITORIAL: Until recently, even a mild criticism of Israel’s policies in the US, especially in universities, could... Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am
Export of raw items
2024-04-30-01-17

Export of raw items

EDITORIAL: Pakistan continues to grapple with the impact of relentless food inflation, fuelled by the consistent... Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am
Rise in reserves
2024-04-29-01-30

Rise in reserves

EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb while talking to the press after delivering a keynote address... Updated 29 Apr, 2024 05:23am
Controversial electoral exercise
2024-04-29-01-30

Controversial electoral exercise

EDITORIAL: While the April 21 by-elections in 22 national and provincial assemblies constituencies once again are a... Updated 29 Apr, 2024 05:23am
Non-customs duty paid cars
2024-04-28-01-03

Non-customs duty paid cars

EDITORIAL: An inquiry ordered by the Punjab chief secretary into an arrest concerning the illegal business of luxury... Published 28 Apr, 2024 02:56am
Cross-border attacks
2024-04-28-01-03

Cross-border attacks

EDITORIAL: The TTP terrorist have kept belying the Afghan Taliban’s claim that no militant group is operating... Published 28 Apr, 2024 02:56am
Overcoming the digital divide
2024-04-27-01-16

Overcoming the digital divide

EDITORIAL: Recent years have seen much hype surrounding Pakistan’s purported digital revolution, with the emergence... Published 27 Apr, 2024 05:03am
Toxic rhetoric
2024-04-27-01-16

Toxic rhetoric

EDITORIAL: Akin to his two previous general election campaigns India’s far-right Prime Minister Narendra Modi,... Published 27 Apr, 2024 05:03am
Asia climate disaster
2024-04-27-01-16

Asia climate disaster

EDITORIAL: Climate and weather-related changes continue to bring bad news across the world, but it turns out that... Published 27 Apr, 2024 05:03am
C/A surplus
2024-04-26-01-31

C/A surplus

EDITORIAL: The current account registered surplus for March 2024 of 619 million dollars against 537 million dollars... Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am
Another campaign against smuggling
2024-04-26-01-30

Another campaign against smuggling

EDITORIAL: Ordinarily, no prime minister should have to hold a special meeting to “direct concerned authorities”... Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am
Energising the SME sector
2024-04-25-12-49

Energising the SME sector

EDITORIAL: In yet another bid to encourage the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the government... Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am
Chronic power defaulters
2024-04-25-12-49

Chronic power defaulters

EDITORIAL: So, once again the government faces the “challenging task” of extracting recoveries – this time more than... Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am
Increasing violence
2024-04-25-12-49

Increasing violence

EDITORIAL: During the recent days terrorists have attacked seemingly unusual targets while seeking to undermine this... Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am
Interaction with S&P and Fitch
2024-04-24-12-48

Interaction with S&P and Fitch

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met with representatives from Standard and Poor’s and Fitch on the... Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am
The ban on X
2024-04-24-12-48

The ban on X

EDITORIAL: Following weeks of obfuscation on the issue, the government had to come out to openly state, albeit... Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am