Economic reforms: Part – XI
The two alternating governments of Pakistan’s young leaders came to an end with the imposition of an emergency, on October 12, 1999. A long period of economic stability sans political…
Economic reforms
The morning of democracy finally dawned on March 17, 2008 with the new National Assembly taking oath. The country passed through tumultuous events in 2007 – the removal of the…
Emerging market status – II
In its annual review meeting the Morgan Stanley Country Index (MSCI) Board revealed that "the MSCI Pakistan Index will be reclassified to emerging markets status, coinciding with the May 2017…
Energy resources
he trouble with decision-makers is that they are not only proved to be incompetents but are also complacent. Why we are not exploring new wells is beyond imagination. No measures…
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources: Rationalisation of institutions – VI
During the last decade, with years of poor governance, the institutions of Pakistanis have suffered and have recorded a significant decline with some being on the verge of collapse. There…
Don’t squander this opportunity
Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) has identified Pakistan as an emerging market on its MSCI Emerging Market (EM) index as Pakistan Stock Market (PSX) has performed the best in Asia…
Is Pakistan running out of gas?
PTI Chairman Imran Khan insists that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province is brimming with a plenty of natural gas. In a recent meeting with a small group of journalists Khan complained…
Debating privatisation
The government has committed to privatising 16 state-owned entities (SOEs) under the current IMF programme. This is a continuation of PML-N’s economic policy of de-regulation, liberalisation and privatisation embarked upon…
Petrol crisis over
The petrol crisis is over and the Prime Minister has avowed to take strict action against those responsible. The venue of the commitment: a meeting that he chaired on petroleum…
Divestment versus privatisation
Government stalwarts are at great pains to distinguish between divestment and privatisation. The reason: Senator Raza Rabbani, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) parliamentarian, has repeatedly stated that his party will not…
