2023: Disappointments & hopes
Year 2022 is bidding farewell to Pakistan leaving behind some unpleasant memories, natural disaster in the form of floods as well as self-inflicted political instability and economic uncertainty. The negative…
Charter of economy
Now that the political temperature has somewhat gone down in the country; there is a need to think of some medium and long-term measures to focus on the economy. The…
A tale of two siblings
Monday on October 31, 2022, Chandrasakeran, the Chairman of Tata Sons of India, announced the following: “It is truly a historic day. Today we mark the beginning of full-scale aircraft…
Fight for stability
Political instability is the central theme not just in Pakistan, but the world over. Former British PM Liz Truss lasted only 45 days. Her aim was to deliver a bold…
Has Ishaq Dar lost his magic?
Statesmanship demands maintaining a delicate balance between economy and politics. Unfortunately, the scales world over have become excessively skewed towards politics. Last week, British Prime Minister Truss announced her intention…
Debt rescheduling challenge
The country is going through a very difficult balance of payment (BoP) situation. The core of the problem is growing external public debt and its repayment. A reduction in current…
Gas shortages: Tough winters ahead
Winters are coming. And a massive gas crisis is in the making. The demand for domestic sector is growing unabated due to low prices while the supply (both indigenous gas…
Failure of a ‘saviour’
No, it is not the windmills of corruption that the great leader is now tilting at. The target has changed, for the time being. Now he is hunting for ‘traitors’…
Tests for PM Shehbaz
The ouster of Imran Khan may have created a ripple of excitement among the workers of the PMNL-N but if the party fails to deliver, this euphoria will soon turn…
PDM ‘collapsing’ like a house of cards?
Several major developments took place last week. Pakistan’s political leadership, including PM Shehbaz Sharif, was in the US holding talks for external debt restructuring and debt repayment suspensions. The US,…
