The US debt row
As US President Joe Biden prepares to reengage in negotiations with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other influential Republicans on the critical issue of the debt ceiling to find common…
The Toshakhana’s moral vacuum
Now that the Toshakhana record for the period 2002-2022 is in the public domain, we can see how morally questionable the rules were that allowed our leaders to keep gifts…
Daunting fiscal challenges
Since the assumption of power in April 2022, the coalition government of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has been facing daunting challenges on the fiscal front. It is evident from the…
We don’t yet know what lies in store for us–I
The Muslims of the subcontinent of India got an independent state for themselves in 1947. Unfortunately, however, the party leading the demand for Partition of India, the All India Muslim…
After the IMF tranche
On December 16, 2021 at a Hamdard University seminar where Dr Miftah Ismail was another speaker, I had said that Pakistan as a state is no longer a ‘going concern’.…
Pakistan’s import mania
The recent decision by the government to lift the ban on import luxury vehicles shows that our ruling elite has a tendency to squander taxpayers’ money. News reports on this…
Combating the perfect storm
The current situation of Pakistan is getting complicated day by day. On the one hand, there is uncertainty over the country’s political future and on the other, people’s purchasing power…
FDI: disastrous policies
This writer has been writing following in response to the news that the Government of Pakistan is considering disposing of LNG Terminal to Qatar. The decision is said to be…
Pakistan: a state and its citizens in state of denial – I
On December 16, 2021 at a seminar at Hamdard University where Dr Miftah Ismail, who later became country’s finance minister, was the co-speaker the writer, being purely an accountant, observed…
Religious tourism
For the first time in Canada’s national history, November is being celebrated as Hindu Heritage Month. The resolution, presented by Chandra Arya, a Hindu member of the Canadian parliament, to…
