IMF programme: problem with tackling inflation and exchange rate issues By OMER JAVED ,
In the recent statement on the staff-level agreement between Pakistan and the IMF on a three-year EFF (Extended Fund Facility) …
Read MoreHEC — stormy times up ahead By Pervez Hoodbhoy
A CONFLICT at the Higher Education Commission in Islamabad is becoming increasingly rancorous. How it is ultimately resolved will profoundly …
Read MoreEconomic roadmap | Editorial
Confusion over government’s financial policies hurts the economy. Financial markets don’t perform to their potential in the absence of a …
Read MoreThe last IMF loan? | By Assad Ahmad
IN the summer of 1991, a series of chartered flights left India carrying nearly 70 tons of the government’s gold. …
Read MoreRe-engineering of economy | Dr Farid A Malik
Most of the debt driven economies of the 20th century never made it. The ‘Shylocks’ got them. People’s Republic of …
Read MoreThe Adjustment Months: Pakistan, IMF, and Beyond By Ammar Habib Khan
In October, 2018, we wrote about what to expect from the IMF Extended Fund Facility and how that affects you …
Read MoreDynastic politics must be over By Dr Nasreen Akhtar
FOR several decades, Pakistan has been experiencing dynastic rule by the Bhutto and Sharif families. Surprisingly election 2018 ended the …
Read MoreA rocky road ahead | Editorial
That a meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan and US President Donald Trump depends on the progress of US talks …
Read MorePayPal Refusal | Editorial
AMERICAN online payment giant PayPal will not be coming to Pakistan, a Senate committee was told last week. Despite the …
Read MoreDeterrence, hybrid warfare and Pakistan By Dr Ahmed Saeed Minhas
Contemporary security situation in Pakistan’s neighbourhood point towards the employment of hybrid warfare under a nuclear overhang. It is a …
Read MoreDon’t blame the IMF By S. Akbar Zaidi
THERE is little disagreement that Pakistan’s economy is in a disastrous state. Even the prime minister and Pakistan’s last finance …
Read MoreCorporate tax evasion in Pakistan By Abid Rehman / Sundas Amin
Pakistan can generate handsome tax revenues from the corporate sector. But unfortunately, corporations do not pay taxes according to their …
Read MoreTwo legs of economic management By Khurram Husain
SO the circle is complete. As of this week, we have the two favourite ingredients that have defined our economic …
Read MoreGullu Butt, Saulat Mirza, Ayyan Ali and the constitutional jurisdiction of the judiciary By Farah Adeed
There is a widely held misconception across the globe in general, and in Pakistan in particular, that in modern sovereign …
Read MoreHandling Pakistan’s economic challenges By Col (R) Muhammad Hanif
The PTI government is confronted with many challenges, especially the handling of the inherited debt ridden economy. In this context, …
Read MoreIslamic presidential form of government By Syed Akhtar Ali Shah
The country is abuzz with the talk of an Islamic presidential system with all the TV channels and social media …
Read MoreSocial structure and democracy in Pakistan By Dr Raza Khan
Even after more than 70 years of existence and around 17 years of continuous rule by elected governments, Pakistan could …
Read MoreFATF’s clear and present danger / EDITORIAL
Like a swimmer struggling in stormy seas, Pakistan is presently precariously poised on the top of the huge Financial Action …
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