Miftah says ‘complete overhaul of system is essential’ HYDERABAD: Former Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said that reforming Pakistan under the current system ... Published 28 Oct, 2024 06:21am
Print Adhering to the constitution only path forward for Pakistan: Khaqan KARACHI: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who along with former finance chief Miftah Ismail has recently... Updated 12 Aug, 2024 11:01am
Print Miftah says will move court against KE KARACHI: Awaam Pakistan Party leader Miftah Ismail announced his intention to file a petition against K-Electric,... Updated 29 Jul, 2024 09:07am
Print Despite Rs2.5tr expected surplus profit from SBP: ‘Fiscal space’ continues to elude Pakistan KARACHI: Despite the government estimating a surplus profit from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) at a record Rs2.5... Updated 25 Jul, 2024 11:38pm
Pakistan New party ‘Awaam Pakistan’ launched ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) former leaders Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Miftah Ismail on Saturday... Published 07 Jul, 2024 03:08am
Pakistan Ex PML-N leaders Miftah Ismail, Khaqan Abbasi launch ‘Awaam Pakistan’ party Former PML-N leaders Miftah Ismail and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi formally launched on Saturday a new party named Awaam... Updated 06 Jul, 2024 07:53pm
Pakistan Bureaucrats, military personnel: Khaqan, Miftah lambaste tax exemptions ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday criticised the tax exemptions given to civilian... Published 02 Jul, 2024 05:07am
Pakistan Miftah, Khaqan to launch ‘Awaam Pakistan’ party ISLAMABAD: Two dissenting “stalwarts” of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and... Published 22 Jun, 2024 06:47am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: Miftah Ismail is the new Shabbar Zaidi? “Prime Minister and his band of merry cabinet members are off to China and I think this may be an appropriate time... Published 05 Jun, 2024 06:41am
Pakistan ‘Not an experiment’: At 59, Miftah Ismail is hoping for a sweet transition with political party launch KARACHI: At 59, Dr Miftah Ismail can lead a sweet life. A little over 31% share in a company valued by stock market... Updated 20 May, 2024 11:14am
Editorials State of the economy EDITORIAL: The government reduced prices of petroleum and products significantly effective 16 May till the end of... Updated 20 May, 2024 06:12am
Pakistan Abbasi, Miftah & others given a clean chit in LNG case ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday gave a clean chit to former prime minister Shahid... Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am
Opinion Aurangzeb: legitimate expectations? Expectations are extremely high with the appointment of Muhammad Aurangzeb as finance minister on 11 March 2024 – ... Published 18 Mar, 2024 04:56am
Opinion ‘Large and long’? Not much of what new finance minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, said in his first official media interaction was new –... Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am
Pakistan Forget growth for four years, follow IMF programme in letter and spirit to fix economy: Miftah Ismail KARACHI: Pakistan has for the last two to three years approached the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and agreed to... Published 17 Feb, 2024 10:27pm
Pakistan Tax on ‘deemed income’: interim relief till February 19 The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) has granted interim relief to petitioners seeking exemption on Section 7E (tax on... Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:05pm
Editorials Soaring govt borrowing: grim fiscal reality EDITORIAL: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported a statistic that should send alarm bells ringing throughout the... Published 28 Dec, 2023 04:52am
Editorials Reaping the result of Dar’s stubbornness? EDITORIAL: In a spirited defence of his signature policy to control the external value of the rupee, former... Updated 30 Nov, 2023 04:27pm
Editorials Testing the waters? EDITORIAL: Last January three prominent politicians, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Miftah Ismail from the PML-N and... Published 02 Oct, 2023 06:55am
Editorials Big decline in remittances EDITORIAL: Remittance inflows declined during the first two months of the current fiscal year against the comparable... Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:31am
Business & Finance FY23: Ismail Industries Limited reports profit of Rs5.89bn, 157% higher YoY Ismail Industries Limited (ISIL), manufacturer of sugar confectionery items, reported a profit after tax (PAT) of... Published 08 Sep, 2023 02:33pm
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: IMF doesn’t buy into govt data “So the International Monetary Fund (IMF) rejected government data as well as the proposal?” “Right, so there... Published 06 Sep, 2023 03:37am
Print Power sector woes: ‘Privatisation’ of Discos emerges as long-term solution ISLAMABAD: The government had the only viable option to spread electricity bills of July in the next four to five... Updated 01 Sep, 2023 11:09am
Business & Finance Power bills: Miftah says IMF not likely to give any relief ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Miftah Ismail has claimed that without seeking permission from the International... Published 28 Aug, 2023 06:27am
Editorials The govt debt EDITORIAL: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has uploaded government debt figures on its website that support the view of... Updated 22 Aug, 2023 06:48am
Editorials Abbasi sets the record straight EDITORIAL: Former prime minister and senior PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi pulled... Updated 16 Aug, 2023 06:12am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: There is Plan A, Plan B, Plan C, Plan D, maybe even up to Plan Z “What is the difference between institutional thinking and political parties’ thinking?” “You are kidding me... Updated 11 Aug, 2023 05:53am
Pakistan LNG case against Khaqan, others transferred to court of special judge ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court on Wednesday transferred Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) case against the former... Updated 10 Aug, 2023 11:03am
Opinion Unaddressed economic challenges The debate and anxiety throughout Pakistan in the aftermath of the stalled Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme... Updated 07 Jul, 2023 05:59am
Print Former finance minister Miftah quits PML-N ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) stalwart Miftah Ismail on Saturday left... Updated 25 Jun, 2023 10:36am