HEC to get 30pc development funding raise
As government universities struggle with cash squeeze amid a national economic crisis, their regulator is likely to receive 30 per cent more development funding in the upcoming fiscal from Prime…
IMF, Constitution & tax codes
“The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday urged Pakistan to follow the Constitution in order to resolve its political disputes, as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif contacted Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva…
The real uncle problem
Is it about one uncle or a host of troublesome uncles that need to be sorted out here? The question is of vital importance as, exactly as predicted, Maryam Nawaz…
A call for workers
PML-N workers must greet the news about Ms Maryam Nawaz’s appointment as the senior vice president of the party with excitement. The move is to supposedly reinvigorate the PML-N which…
The PTI’s legacy
Right now the most unenviable job in Pakistan is that of the finance minister – the most difficult, rather undesirable and quite unpleasant. The PML-N expects him to preserve the…
Maryam’s triumph
Rarely has a woman endured the kind of hardship, intimidation and brutality that Maryam Nawaz faced over several years at the hands of a fascist regime that considered her the…
Out of danger?
February was a bad month for Pakistan’s financial health. During the first eight months of Fiscal 22, Pakistan’s current account deficit had crossed $12 billion as opposed to a surplus…
Gaming the constitution
When all sides are intent on gaming the law for political gain, the ambition to be objective – one hesitates to use the word neutral – is a foolhardy venture.…
Charter of economy
In 2018, Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, the-then Leader of the Opposition, proposed an ingenious idea-: a 'Charter of Economy’. In June 2022, PM Shehbaz Sharif, in a pre-budget business conference,…
Scorecard
It has been 139 days since Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif won the support of a majority in parliament and took oath as the 23rd prime minister of Pakistan. On April…
