Viewpoint: Hagel’s threat
During his meetings with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and COAS General Raheel Sharif the visiting US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel is reported to have conveyed his government's displeasure over Pakistan…
Inflation and vegetables!
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif recently lamented the focus of the media on the rise in vegetable prices and not on the recent downward trend in prices. This statement was extremely…
Rupee and growing Indebtedness
The single most damning charge that was hurled by opposition parties against the PPP-led coalition government during the run up to the May 11 general election was not corruption nor…
Raising Rs six trillion!
The governments - federal and provincial - are all lax in taxing the rich and mighty. On the contrary they extend them extraordinary tax-free perks and perquisites while the sufferers…
Cotton challenges
Can Pakistan's textile industry take advantage of the recent European Union's opening of the market for textiles? That this has been done by the present government is laudable but are…
Missing a life-time opportunity
A recent worrying development has been the sacking of bureaucrats heading institutions like NADRA and PEMRA, suspension of the Accountant General of Pakistan, and attempts to obstruct the screening authority…
Social media empowers anti-mining activists
Facebook and other social networks are making it easier for anti-mining activists to derail projects, helping them get their message out and organise more quickly against an industry that is…
Viewpoint: Hagel’s threat
During his meetings with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and COAS General Raheel Sharif the visiting US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel is reported to have conveyed his government's displeasure over Pakistan…
Nawaz Sharif & cronyism
The unlawful removal of Tariq Malik, Chairman of National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) and his reinstatement by Islamabad High Court gives credence to allegations from critics of Premier Nawaz…
Time for introspection
The history of Pakistan shows that Pakistanis lost the habit of introspecting that makes one regret his failures, jolts his conscience, and triggers a desire to make up for his…
