The representational image of a judge's gavel. — APP FilePakistan stands today at a moment where questions of power, law and governance are no...
The representational image of a judge's gavel. — APP FilePakistan stands today at a moment where questions of power, law and governance are no...
The representational image shows a yellow sticky note with the words "TAX TIME" written on it, placed on a laptop keyboard. — Unsplash/FileOne...
The representational image shows a yellow sticky note with the words "TAX TIME" written on it, placed on a laptop keyboard. — Unsplash/FileOne...
In two previous articles I wrote on accountability and the Public Accounts Committees for these pages, I had discussed the critical need for...
Office of auditor general, country’s supreme audit institution, continues to function largely as it did under British rule
A representational image of a table where coins and cubes with tax letters written on them are placed on the papers. — Pexels/File As I noted in...
A representational image of a table where coins and cubes with tax letters written on them are placed on the papers. — Pexels/File As I noted in...
A person can be seen holding Pakistani currency notes in his hands. — AFP/FileThis is Part I of a two-part article. Here I trace the historical...
A person can be seen holding Pakistani currency notes in his hands. — AFP/FileThis is Part I of a two-part article. Here I trace the historical...
Workers work on a production line at a factory in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China April 9, 2025. —ReutersThis article links directly to my...
Workers work on a production line at a factory in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China April 9, 2025. —ReutersThis article links directly to my...
People visit a book store in Shenzhen, China's southern Guangdong province on July 21, 2025. — AFPChina’s modern rise began with Deng...
People visit a book store in Shenzhen, China's southern Guangdong province on July 21, 2025. — AFPChina’s modern rise began with Deng...
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in this undated photo.—AFP/FileIn his final letter to Amazon shareholders, Jeff Bezos shared a remarkable passage from...
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in this undated photo.—AFP/FileIn his final letter to Amazon shareholders, Jeff Bezos shared a remarkable passage from...
An employee counts Pakistani rupee notes at a bank in Peshawar, on August 22, 2023. — ReutersPakistan has posted a $2.1 billion current account...
An employee counts Pakistani rupee notes at a bank in Peshawar, on August 22, 2023. — ReutersPakistan has posted a $2.1 billion current account...
Representational image of people buy pulses and grains at a wholesale market. — AFP/File Pakistan’s economic trajectory remains...
Representational image of people buy pulses and grains at a wholesale market. — AFP/File Pakistan’s economic trajectory remains...
Representational image of people buy pulses and grains at a wholesale market. — AFP/File Pakistan’s economic trajectory remains stifled by...
Macro-stability is hollow if it results in closure of factories, shrinking incomes and citizens who doubt state’s capacity to deliver
At same time, appropriate PFM Act amendments could hard-wire accountability without spawning another entity
Discipline, meritocracy and strategic planning applied in security realm remain largely absent in civilian institutions
Rule of law, the system’s foundation, is buckling, more than 2.4 million cases choke the courts
China’s countermeasures reaffirm its unwillingness to yield, deepening fears of global instability
Negligible contribution of e-commerce underscores persistent reluctance towards digital adoption
This demand has fueled rapid growth deposit base of Islamic Banks and Islamic Windows operated by conventional banks
However, low tax collection and narrow tax base remain unresolved issues
Pakistan’s forest coverage is 4.8%, and Sindh lags at 2.5%, which includes mangroves and riverine forests
Pakistani Higher Education Institutions have not produced single Nobel Laureate or unicorn company
Uraan Pakistan rests on the 5Es framework: Exports, E-Pakistan, Environment, Energy, and Equity
America’s economic and technological prowess is rooted in its willingness to embrace risk, foster innovation, and dream big
After years of economic turmoil, Pakistan’s stabilisation efforts began yielding tangible results
Unsurprisingly, banks are taking measures to modify their balance sheets to avoid this hugely punitive tax
Imagine a classroom where students are encouraged to question, and think deeply
An investor can be seen looking at the digital stock board at the Pakistan Stock Exchange. — AFP/FileA well-developed financial system comprising...
Pakistan has seen minimal improvement, languishing in a state of economic stagnation
It was in this environment that Margaret Thatcher rose to power in 1979, becoming UK first female PM
Ronald Reagan once said, “There are simple answers to our nation’s problems but not easy ones”
20 million children out of school representing 40% of school-going age group
These are not mere advisers; they are architects of new era, unafraid to question, challenge, and dismantle outdated structures
When good is bad. The News/FileIn recent years, Pakistani banks have been posting exceptional profits, while the rest of the economy has been...
The writer is a former managing partner of a leading professional services firm and has done extensive work on governance in the public and private...
Pakistan is currently facing the most challenging conditions in history, with a severe economic crisis compounded by political uncertainty. The...
This is in continuation of the three articles in which I had discussed Pakistan’s critical need for debt restructuring and transformational...
Previously I discussed why Pakistan needs to break the IMF cycle of bailout programmes through debt restructuring and transformational reforms. I...
Continuing from my last article in these pages , the tragedy of Pakistan is that it is poor despite being rich in natural resources. It is a land of...
Pakistan has struggled with chronic economic problems and a balance of payments crisis since independence. Its history of such crises and dependence...
