Fix the banks, fix the exports
Pakistan’s export sector is widely acknowledged as a cornerstone of the national economy, with the potential to generate employment, earn foreign exchange and drive industrial upgrading. Yet despite this promise,…
From crisis to bankruptcy
Rahim is installing his third tubewell turbine in fifteen years. Each time, the water table has fallen beyond the reach of the previous pump. Now, to keep his sugarcane alive,…
Beyond banking, sowing change
Pakistan’s agricultural sector, the cornerstone of rural livelihood and national food security, is teetering on the edge of a historic precipice. Despite its sectorial contribution of approximately 24 per cent…
Milk bank project
PAKISTAN’S Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) finally opened the door to human milk banks in Sindh by endorsing the idea in principle but directing it move forward only under strict,…
UAE presses Netanyahu to back Trump Gaza plan, warns against West Bank annexation
The UAE is pressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace proposal at their meeting later on Monday and to abandon any plan to annex…
Mantra of central bank independence shaken by Trump moves on Fed
US President Donald Trump’s attacks on Federal Reserve policymakers are emerging as the biggest threat in decades to central bank independence, which is widely seen as key to keeping down…
World’s central bankers fear being caught in Fed’s storm
Global central bankers gathered at a US mountain resort over the weekend are starting to fear that the political storm surrounding the Federal Reserve may engulf them too. US President…
Don’t bank on it
‘MONEY in the bank’ does not have the same meaning in Pakistan. There is such all-around uncertainty in the air that even money under the pillow cannot be considered yours…
Newly developed MDCAT question bank inaugurated
Federal Minister for National Health Services Syed Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday inaugurated the newly developed Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) Question Bank at the Pakistan Medical and Dental…
