Zeeshan Haider

Zeeshan Haider

  • 'Killers' of Karachi gold medallist arrested in Balochistan

    'Killers' of Karachi gold medallist arrested in Balochistan

    CIA sources confirm arrests; senior SSU official says police teams present in Balochistan for investigation

  • Chinese concerns

    Chinese concerns

    The terrorist attack targeting Chinese working on the Dasu dam should serve as a wake-up call for everyone who matters in Pakistan.

  • Daunting task

    Daunting task

    Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin sounded upbeat after talking to IMF officials to soften up their calls for stringent measures by Pakistan to fully...

  • ‘Populist’ budget

    ‘Populist’ budget

    Without going into the debate when the next elections will be held, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin, for all practical purposes has given an...

  • ‘Budgeting in uncertainty’

    ‘Budgeting in uncertainty’

    The finance ministry babus and other government officials must be holding meetings behind closed doors in Islamabad to firm up proposals for the...

  • Putting house in order

    Putting house in order

    The fuss over who would lead the economic team and whether Pakistan should resume trade ties with India has exposed the poor thought process and...

  • Slow-paced accountability

    Slow-paced accountability

    Last year, a big petroleum crisis struck Pakistan when, all of a sudden, petrol disappeared from most of the filling stations across the country.

  • As economy takes a backseat

    As economy takes a backseat

    The defeat of Finance Minister Abdul Hafiz Sheikh in the senate elections at the hands of joint opposition candidate and former prime minister Yusuf...

  • Fighting corruption!

    Fighting corruption!

    A noisy debate has been raging between the government and its opponents as well as in the national and social media does Pakistan stand in combating...

  • Reining in food inflation

    Reining in food inflation

    Prime Minister Imran Khan keeps the nation updated on the achievements of his economic team through his twitter.

  • Chabahar again?

    Chabahar again?

    A few months back Iran dropped India from a major railway link connecting its strategic Chahabar deep sea port to its Zahedan province on border...

  • Consolidating economic gains!

    Consolidating economic gains!

    Prime Minister Imran Khan and members of his economic team regularly report weekly and monthly economic indicators to reassure the nation that the...

  • Prices on the rise

    Prices on the rise

    Prime Minister Imran Khan at the weekend tweeted a Reuters story on food inflation in India.

  • Dwindling national savings

    Dwindling national savings

    For low income countries like Pakistan, national savings are vital for the economic growth.

  • Inflation genie

    Inflation genie

    A joke has gone viral on social media to explain the government’s helplessness in controlling the price hike.

  • Boosting exports: a challenge

    Boosting exports: a challenge

    Prime Minister’s Advisor on Commerce Abdul Razaq Dawood last week reported a slight increase in the country’s exports for September.

  • Grave challenges!

    Grave challenges!

    The disease COVID-19 caused by the new coronavirus has not been eliminated, but it no longer dominates international news headlines.

  • Revitalising Karachi

    Revitalising Karachi

    Karachi, the financial lifeline of Pakistan, was hit by one of the worst floods in its history.

  • Sensitive matters

    Sensitive matters

    Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has just returned from a highly important trip of China where he co-chaired the second round of China-Pakistan...

  • Premature excitement!

    Premature excitement!

    In literal sense, the government has declared victory in the first round of fight against the new coronavirus.