This photo shows US dollar banknotes. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Venture capital is a relatively new player in Pakistan's burgeoning startup ecosystem,...
IMF headquarters in Washington. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Pakistan is in such a vulnerable state that when our leaders meet global luminaries, they...
Digital wallets in Pakistan have conveniently reduced the need for carrying debit/credit cards all the time.—China Daily/File LAHORE: Digital...
Some women do get decent jobs like teachers, nurses, bankers, or in industry. However, they are not more than 10 percent
It is time that we start giving importance to the downtrodden
There is no check on the authority of the chief minister
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses a reception on December 5, 2022. — X/@pmln_orgLAHORE: The ruling coalition is keeping its economic...
A representational image shows two men shaking hands apparently after reaching an agreement on a financial matter. — Unsplash/FileLAHORE:...
An undated picture of the parliament house building in Islamabad. — Senate website/FileLAHORE: Governments in Pakistan always lack the capacity to...
Unemployment would remain high in Pakistan until the government comes up with a very long term policy for each industrial sector
Then Prime Minister-elect Shehbaz Sharif addresses the National Assembly session on March 3, 2024. — PIDLAHORE: Finally, the government has been...
Politicians should think of Pakistan instead of fanning hatred towards each other
There are many reasons for this. The first is that there is no transparency in government policies
A representational image. — The News FileLAHORE: Times are bad and immediate improvement is not in the cards. As Nawaz Sharif has said, in the...
People buy pulses and grains at a wholesale market in Karachi on February 1, 2023. — AFP LAHORE: Time is not on Pakistan’s side. The country is...
Not only is our economy in a mess, but the governance is at the lowest ebb ever
Representational image of an IMF logo along with the Pakistan flag. — The News FileLAHORE: The incoming coalition Pakistani government must come...
LAHORE: We can reduce the huge expenditure of internal security and security of the ruling elite, top bureaucrats and even middle ranked police...
Large companies survive because most have diverse portfolios; gloom in one sector is compensated by buoyancy in another sector
Dar is praised for keeping the rupee stable and fighting with the IMF to stall economic reforms
LAHORE: The general election in Pakistan has intensified political instability in Pakistan at a time when the country needed a harmonious approach...
LAHORE: A joint study by the International Trade Organization, Save the Children and UNICEF reveals that globally, 1.4 billion children, aged under...
LAHORE: Progress in poverty reduction in Pakistan is measured primarily in terms of consumption or income, ignoring the other aspects of life that...
But how can they do so in Pakistan? The only recourse left for them is to guard their resources and wait for a good time
We have to decide whether we want to promote regional trade, including trade with India
LAHORE: Pakistan needs a courageous duo like Manmohan Singh and Narasimha Rao of India who in 1991 liberalised the Indian economy, allowing it to...
Political polarization takes pressure off those who steal taxes, or benefit unethically from the prevailing system
This is a repeat of almost all elections where economic prudence is sacrificed to gain power
LAHORE: Providing relief to 40 percent of the population living below the poverty line and braving inflation of around 30 percent may be the desire...
LAHORE: Election results have created more confusion as no political party has gained an absolute majority. Now the political wheeling and dealing...
LAHORE: A nation badly in need of harmony hopes for easing of political tensions, hoping that the elected government would show openheartedness to...
LAHORE: Both provincial and federal governments have generally ignored the massive adulteration in foods, resulting in exploitation of consumers...
The help does not come in the form of charity but is provided as loans on harsh terms, as beggars are not choosers
LAHORE: The major problem in Pakistan is that the government is almost always severely criticized both for wrong and right reasons. The critics...
To start with, our planners are fully aware of the limited health capacity in our country
Naturally average families in the country were caught off guard and were forced to be selective in their spending
The rest houses are special recreation places for the baboos. This should stop forthwith
LAHORE: The challenges the next elected government faces would be insurmountable both politically and economically. To move the economy forward, the...
LAHORE: The impression that SIFC has agreed to reduce power rates to the regional level is incorrect. It simply asked the planners to seek the IMF...
Lahore: Pakistan has a huge advantage of a young population below the age of 35 that, if nourished properly, could fill the labor shortages in most...
LAHORE: Pakistan's small and medium enterprise sector desperately needs bank financing, but several factors are hindering its availability. The...
LAHORE: Planners are realising the potential of non-textile exports. Many non-textile sectors simply need prudent policy changes and no finances to...
LAHORE: Pakistan is currently managing its economy through controlled imports and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. The tall...
Staple foods such as wheat flour, maize flour, rice, oil, pulses and salt, are consumed by most of our population consistently throughout the year
In Pakistan, workers continue to lose their purchasing power as their wages increase much less than inflation
Civil society must rise to occasion and speak out against extravagant expenditures and non-transparent governance
LAHORE: At the turn of the century, almost a decade after our economy faltered, most Pakistanis were optimistic about the country's future. However,...
There is fear of stagflation in the United States and of recession prolonging in the United Kingdom and some parts of EU countries
Only one investment was made in textiles way back in1997 to produce polyester in Pakistan on heavy protection