Gerrymandering and the poor Discos
Come rain or storm, the political animal will never leave the chance to reap the best out of the economy of any sector. This pursuit is evident in treatment being…
As Tesco and Sainsbury’s seize the moment, UK grocery laggards face uphill task
As British shoppers try to stretch their spending further each week, supermarket leaders Tesco and Sainsbury’s are using their superior financial firepower to win over customers from debt-laden rivals struggling…
Beyond authoritarian rule: navigating the technological kaleidoscope
The Constitution of Pakistan, in Article 7, provides a definition for “the State,” encompassing the federal government, provincial governments, local authorities, and other entities authorized by law to impose taxes.…
Mr Market’s periscope
Mr Market knows best, goes the old saying, so perhaps its best to look at the wild swings at the stock exchange to make some sense of what is in…
When sanity is banished from discourse
We are living through times when a foreboding often casts its shadow that whatever we were taught through our evolving years, whatever we learnt through a lifetime of passion, labour,…
Breaking barriers, discovering new vistas
Much that it may be denied in every conceivable way, the Sunday night virtual jalsa of the PTI has jolted the power-wielders out of their contrived slumber. Despite the government's…
Discos: the tug-of-war is anything but respectable
The power sector circular debt is growing unabated despite successive increases in power tariffs and much-hyped theft reduction campaign by the power ministry. The tariffs, meanwhile, are likely to keep…
Loss-making Discos — Who tops the chart?
Unfortunately, the Pakistan Power Sector is never away from the public eye– specifically, since the last two decades. Media, primarily, picked-up the then ongoing negotiations with the notorious IPPs in…
Privatising Discos: tread with caution
On 13th July 2023, IMF’s Executive Board while approving US$3 billion Stand-by Arrangement (SBA) for Pakistan emphasised adherence to fiscal discipline, progress in energy sector’s structural reforms and better SOEs’…
Scottish port feels force of UK fishing storm
In Peterhead, a major port in northeast Scotland and Europe’s largest wholesale market for white fish, Brexit was supposed to offer “a sea of opportunity” for locals. Instead they have…
