Real, sidelined issues
By mid-day on August 18, signs were that the government had avoided its exit, courtesy cargo containers, police power, and refusal of most political parties to support the "Azadi March"…
By mid-day on August 18, signs were that the government had avoided its exit, courtesy cargo containers, police power, and refusal of most political parties to support the "Azadi March"…
In the baking heat of Delhi, the squirrels are lying flat on their belly in flowerpots I had watered in the morning, cooling their bodies with the residual moisture that…
Why is there so much disagreement on the prescriptions and strategies to achieve the aspired goals of growth and poverty reduction? And why are perceptions and interpretations of economic growth…
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has jumped into the murky waters of politics and publicly referred to the motive behind Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) jalsas as 'incomprehensible'. His stated bafflement has been…
Ishaq Dar Federal Finance Minister stated that the budget must reflect the government's vision. Who actually determines Pakistan's economic policies? Is it the individual with the real power (and real…
Wathra the acting governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) was confirmed the day before Ishaq Dar left the country on a two-country tour - the UK with the…
If the relevance of a budget is premised on the accuracy of data of the outgoing fiscal year then budget 2014-15''s relevance would expire on 1 July 2014, the first…
The budget-formulation exercise in Pakistan rarely generates any interest from political parties in general and the general public in particular. However, major financial and industrial entities as well as cartels…
A NUMBER of events in the last two weeks in the southern part of Fata and renewed militant attacks in northern Fata and the urban centres seem to have apparently…
The relatively peaceful presidential election and unexpectedly high voter turnout marks a hopeful beginning to the many transitions Afghanistan has to negotiate this year – political, security and economic. What…