The problems with capital markets
The way capital markets declined in February and March this year, it was thought as it may be a repetition of the 2008 crisis. During this period, the KSE Index…
Privatisation and issue of transparency
Privatisation is the process of transferring ownership of a publicly owned business enterprise, agency, service, or property to the private sector. The true owners of the public business and its…
Listen, and make Imran listen
More than 14 months after from Elections 2013, the upper echelons of the PTI seem unable to concede defeat. Why can’t Imran Khan and the PTI just move on, as…
Pakistan Steel Mills: What the future holds?
Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) has been much in the news for the past decade or so and with cumulative losses soaring to over 100 billion rupees no coverage has understandably…
Comparison: ‘Insulting two at the same time’? Better with the change (at least for now) or worse?
Are you happy (at least for now) or sorry with the change wrought in the government by the general elections? Let me put the question another way? Would you want…
The unmet expectations
The much awaited and greatly threatened elections have finally been held. A large part of the credit goes to the people of Pakistan who, despite grave threats, thronged the polling…
What is on offer on the economic front?
The manifestoes of the two major parties namely the PML (N) and the PPP have been released amidst much fanfare. One question uppermost in the minds of analysts is: given…
Factory inspections – I
The recent unfortunate incident of fire in a readymade garment factory in Baldia in Karachi resulting in the death of more than 200 workers has prompted me to undertake an…
Unignorable imperative
Beginning April until June 19, the Auditor General of Pakistan disclosed embezzlement, irregularities and mismanagement of over Rs 722bn in state offices and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in just one financial…
