State Bank crush HEC to lift Patron`s Grade-II title
In a stunning turnaround, the State Bank of Pakistan secured an emphatic victory over the Higher Education Commission (HEC) by a huge margin of 499 runs to clinch the Patron`s…
Saad hits second ton as State Bank grind HEC into dust
Saad Ali led from the front with his second century of the match and Umar Waheed also reached three figures as the State Bank of Pakistan shut the doors on…
State Bank face unheralded HEC in Patron’s Trophy final
The State Bank of Pakistan will be ‘red-hot’ favourites to clinch the Patron’s Trophy Grade-II cricket title when they meet the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in the four-day final at…
Elusive corporate turnaround
This article is not about sovereign states, political parties, celebrities and other boring stuff. It’s about corporate turnaround. It is relevant to Pakistan because almost 70% of the state-owned enterprises…
Institutional failure
Institutional failure has been the hallmark of Pakistan's history. Much has been written and debated. This article will not dwell on the well-treaded past. It will focus on some current…
Institutional failure
Institutional failure has been the hallmark of Pakistan's history. Much has been written and debated. This article will not dwell on the well-treaded past. It will focus on some current…
Funny times and unintended humour
As Imran Khan’s assault on Islamabad the Beautiful nears, the distress of the ruling party is becoming comical. See this comedy on the front pages of newspapers where a veritable…
The general and his men
By now the name of Gen Ziaul Haq has practically become a metaphor for the darkest decade in Pakistan’s history. The patronage of militant groups may have a longer history,…
Remembering Imtiaz Alam Hanfi
Mr Imtiaz Alam Hanfi, who served as governor State Bank of Pakistan from August, 1988 to June, 1993, with a one-year break necessitated by his resignation forced on him by…
Plans ABC…made in Raiwind not London
Why give London a bad name? The sophistication we are witnessing could have been concocted only amongst the rolling acres of that spot in the sun, Raiwind. The brainwave hitting…
