2024-11-13-01-20

Disturbing revelations

EDITORIAL: Of all the things Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb mentioned at the Islamabad literature festival the... Published 13 Nov, 2024 07:00am

2024-11-12-01-05

The right candidate for the right job

EDITORIAL: Remittances hit a four-month-high, as per State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) website, of 3.05 billion dollars... Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:03am

2024-11-12-01-05

Delayed realisation?

EDITORIAL: It is interesting, and instructive, that the Saudi army chief flew to Tehran on Sunday “for talks with... Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:06am

2024-11-11-01-41

IPPs: even-handed govt approach?

EDITORIAL: During a briefing to the Senate Standing Committee on Power, the co-chair of the Energy Task Force stated... Updated 11 Nov, 2024 07:13am

2024-11-11-01-41

‘Systematic’ cleansing

EDITORIAL: First things first, Qatar has told Hamas and Israel it will stall its efforts to mediate a Gaza ceasefire... Updated 11 Nov, 2024 07:14am

2024-11-10-12-44

Nosediving tax-to-GDP ratio

EDITORIAL: It’s a bit rich of the FBR (Federal Board of Revenue) to claim an improvement in the country’s tax-to-GDP... Published 10 Nov, 2024 02:51am

2024-11-10-12-44

A belated ‘Bijli Sahulat’ package

EDITORIAL: Finally, the prime minister has announced a power relief plan, ‘Bijli Sahulat’ package (a euphemism... Published 10 Nov, 2024 02:51am

2024-11-09-01-07

Economy on the mend

EDITORIAL: Minister of Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb while addressing the eighth edition of the “Future Summit”... Updated 09 Nov, 2024 08:19am

2024-11-09-01-07

Captive power phase-out: the show must go on

EDITORIAL: Only a few weeks into the latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, the Prime Minister has been... Updated 09 Nov, 2024 08:21am

2024-11-08-01-33

Tajir Dost Scheme has trouble making dost

EDITORIAL: A Business Recorder exclusive report has revealed that the traders have completely prevailed in their... Published 08 Nov, 2024 06:41am

2024-11-08-01-33

Trump tariffs and trade wars

EDITORIAL: Donald Trump’s return to the White House could not have come at a worse time for the Eurozone, just ... Updated 08 Nov, 2024 08:32am

2024-11-07-01-29

PIA sell-off fiasco

EDITORIAL: Halloween, thirty-first October, a day celebrated for horror and associated with the macabre, cast its... Updated 07 Nov, 2024 06:42am

2024-11-07-01-29

Facilitating FDI inflows

EDITORIAL: Shehbaz Sharif made a very valid point the other day about promotion of FDI (Foreign Direct Investment)... Published 07 Nov, 2024 06:44am

2024-11-06-02-43

Analysing monetary policy statement

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), under the chairmanship of Jameel Ahmed, Governor State Bank of... Published 06 Nov, 2024 06:55am

2024-11-06-02-43

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire

EDITORIAL: Canada’s Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister David Morrison would never have accused Indian Home Minister ... Published 06 Nov, 2024 06:52am

2024-11-05-12-56

Celebrating the fiscal surplus

EDITORIAL: The government, especially the finance ministry, can’t seem to trumpet the first fiscal surplus in 24... Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am

2024-11-05-12-56

Choking on smog

EDITORIAL: Lahore continues to suffocate under a dense blanket of smog, a persistent and grave threat to public... Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am

2024-11-04-01-16

October: Economic Update and Outlook

EDITORIAL: The October Finance Division publication titled Economic Update and Outlook uploaded on its website notes... Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am

2024-11-04-01-16

PIA’s privatisation: hurdles and roadblocks

EDITORIAL: The government’s much-delayed plans of privatising PIA hit a huge obstacle on October 31 as the final... Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am

2024-11-03-02-40

Desperate need for institutional reform

EDITORIAL: The government must explain the reasons for the country’s disgraceful fall to third-worst among 142... Published 03 Nov, 2024 07:13am

2024-11-03-02-40

Anti-Muslim discrimination in EU countries

EDITORIAL: Racism goes hand in hand with Islamophobia in Western countries. A recently published report by the EU... Published 03 Nov, 2024 07:18am

2024-11-03-02-40

Protecting animal rights

EDITORIAL: Many, if not most, people lack sympathy for animals, making them suffer in silence. Cruelty to animals in... Published 03 Nov, 2024 07:24am

2024-11-02-01-31

Wheat support price dilemma

EDITORIAL: Why is the government so paralysed, without rhyme or reason, when it comes to taking a position about... Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

2024-11-02-01-31

Delicate balance

EDITORIAL: It seems there’s plenty to celebrate on the economic front. FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) jumped a... Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

2024-11-02-01-31

Dengue resurgence

EDITORIAL: With the advent of winter season, dengue a serious but preventable disease has erupted in epidemic... Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

2024-11-01-01-38

Captive power plants’ dilemma

EDITORIAL: The energy sector is complex with intertwined linkages. Policymaking cannot separate power (electricity)... Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am

2024-11-01-01-38

The Panjgur killings

EDITORIAL: The Panjgur attack that left five workers dead at a dam construction site, less than a month after five... Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am

2024-11-01-01-38

Polio eradication

EDITORIAL: It is one thing to express concern and announce yet more corrective measures, like the government has ... Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am