The FCA conundrum
Power regulator Nepra’s recent approval of a Rs 7.1308/unit tariff hike under Fuel Adjustment Charges (FCA) has sent shockwaves across consumer sections in the country. The Feb-23rd hearing on the…
High FCAs can be eliminated if there is political will
Sector experts are of the view that if power plants in the country were prioritized to be the recipients of natural gas ahead of all other sectors, as per the…
Justice in the trenches
The room is swollen with heat. Clients and lawyers alike wait impatiently. The fortunate sit on creaky wooden chairs; the less fortunate linger near the entrance or press their backs…
An IMF-guided budget
Amid its preparation for its 24th IMF programme, the Pakistan government presented an IMF-guided budget for FY2024-25 in June. The crux of the budget is to keep the primary balance…
Extra baggage
UNDISPUTEDLY, the most important, most versatile and most indispensable person in a government office is the naib qasid, often the only moving component of an inert piece of machinery. He…
Riphah University holds poster design competition
Riphah International University organised a poster design competition for school and college students of twin cities here on Tuesday. A school student make poster design participate in the poster design competition…
Loans linked to ESG face overhaul by under-pressure banks
Corporate loans whose costs are linked to environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals are being redesigned by banks in response to rising regulatory pressure and to inject more credibility into…
Anatomisation of power tariff
Power Sector as a whole and specifically the electricity tariff is under discussion every day. All and sundry are challenging the validity and veracity of DISCO billing as being patently…
Daunting challenges facing the caretakers
The caretaker government has stepped in amidst massive economic and political challenges demanding promulgation of an ‘economic emergency’ in order to arrest the slight. The government’s mandate — by taking…
The wrath of blood
It is difficult to make much sense of what is happening around us within the precincts of logic and reason. But not only is this enactment of desertion and desecration…
