No room for complacency
The balance of payments (BoP) data for the month of February is a breath of fresh air. There is an improvement of $2.6 billion during the 8-month period Jul-Feb in…
Complacency over challenges
A huge employment challenge faces the country. Every month there are 100,000 new entrants in the labour force. These youngsters, who represent our much-flaunted demographic dividend, need jobs if we…
Worrying complacency
Funding large budget deficits in pure rupee terms is a relatively easier proposition. Lenders can be repaid by printing money. What it would do to the buying power of these…
Judicial restraint or complacency?
The goal of establishing a functional justice system in Pakistan seems to have withered on the vine. The problem with associating ideals, such as a just court system, with individuals,…
Complacency kills
AS the threat from terrorism increases, Pakistan is more divided than ever in its response to the challenge. There are many who believe that it is not Islamabad’s war but…
Fiscal complacency
The present somewhat depressing environment for the country is characterised by unrelenting inflation, low economic growth, and rising spending obligations without a concomitant increase in resources, either through higher tax…
Value of the rupee
The SBP has released the estimate of the Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER) Index of the rupee in December 2024. It stands at 103.7, as compared to 103.2 in November.…
Fighting polio: A mission for every citizen
Where the history of Pakistan’s battle against polio is replete with stories of perseverance and courage of families and frontline workers alike, it is also one dotted with opportunities that…
The larger tragedy
TRAGICALLY, though not unexpectedly, there are more Pakistani bodies in the waters off Greece this month. They include a 13-year-old boy from Pasrur, who insisted on the dangerous trip, enticed…
The year of a business revolution
My fellow citizens of Reformistan, honourable members of the National Assembly, and distinguished guests, January 1, 2025, has marked not just the beginning of a new year but the dawn…
