Econ 101?
With the fifth and final year's budget during the current tenure of the Sharif administration expected to be presented to parliament before the onset of Ramazan, ie, in the current…
A charter of country’s economy
A budget encompasses an administration's economic strategy for the forthcoming year and comprises of expenditure priorities as well as revenue generating measures that reflect its politico-economic agenda. To agree on…
Oil price decline
The claim made by the reappointed Finance Minister Ishaq Dar that he had not passed on the full impact of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority's (Ogra) recommendation to decrease…
Disappearing textiles
In the contemporary world, the only constant is ‘change’. The world is transforming and consumer preferences are changing across a wide range, from food consumption to the standard of living,…
On reconciliation
A wounded superpower under an overambitious and interventionist president, George W Bush, invaded Afghanistan soon after the 9/11 attacks. With sheer arrogance – backed by ignorance and miscalculation, the US…
On grand strategy
The absence of the concept and practice of grand strategy in Pakistan’s policymaking is responsible for many of the problems and crises the country has faced. On many crucial occasions,…
Grand national strategy
It is not a common sight to see five Foreign Office mandarins seated on a podium, emphasising the need for Pakistan to get its act going for the country’s economic…
The path of least resistance
The ‘gifts’ this Ramazan: Kabul, Istanbul, Dhaka, Iraq and finally Medina. What would break your heart if this didn’t? What other motivation do we need to build resolve to purge…
PM at Davos
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attended the Davos moot, the World Economic Forum, again this year. And not surprisingly one of the speakers at the Forum, Mark Pieth, Swiss anti-corruption expert…
The SBP report
The quarterly State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) report - July to September - on the economy reveals disturbing trends in key macroeconomic indicators though it remained largely optimistic about the…
