Former Federal Minister of Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs.
Pakistani rupee closed at 124.2 per U.S. dollar in the official interbank rate and 127.50 on the open market on Wednesday. — Geo News/FileLet’s...
Stacks of Pakistani rupee notes seen in this undated image. — AFP/FileTHE government has finally constituted the 11th National Finance Commission...
A boy walks past a sidewalk money exchange stall decorated with pictures of banknotes in Karachi on September 30, 2021. — ReutersTHE government...
National Economic Council approved ‘development’ expenditures of Rs2869 billion for four provinces
Budget figures, as they are in billions of rupees, can sometimes be hard for us to understand
Pakistan has second highest neonatal mortality in world; in education sector, country's 26 million kids are out of school
We need a government to protect us from external enemies, and anarchy and lawlessness at home
These days we also see PML-N and establishment supporters argue that those judges who rule in favour of Imran Khan must be ‘sahulatkar’ judges
Old habits die hard and this is true for this PML-N budget as well
Our economic growth rate is an anaemic 2.2%, which is less than our population growth rate of 2.55 per cent
It would be a favour to Pakistan if our government stopped setting wheat and sugarcane prices
Not surprisingly, our youth see no hope for the future
A representational image showing people at a busy market in Pakistan. — AFP/FileIn an analysis of the 7th NFC Award , published on these pages, I...
The reason is misaligned incentives. In eleven out of the last 13 years, our provincial governments have run a surplus
Politicians make promises before elections and try to implement at least some after coming to power. Has Imran Khan fulfilled promises made to the...
The senseless and completely avoidable tragedy in Murree is the result of simultaneous failures at many levels of government. Not only did the...
Loadshedding is back. In some places for two hours a day, in some places for four or more – but it is back. It took Nawaz Sharif and his PML-N...
We should note that over the last three years, the PTI has decreased the tax-to-GDP ratio from 12.6 percent to 9.9 percent, writes Miftah Ismail
In my column on Jan 1, I asked: “What has the PTI done for Pakistan during its time in power?” My thesis was that after the hype created by the...
Natural gas is environmentally friendly and the most efficient form of thermal energy. After coming to power, the PML-N and former prime minister...
