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PARTLY FACETIOUS: SIS or ISI?

“A former officer of the SIS has been declared sanctioned…” “You are so badly informed. First General Faiz Hameed is not a former SIS officer but a...

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Anjum Ibrahim

OPINION: Rethinking Pakistan’s smog crisis

Outdoor air pollution is a prominent environmental health problem that affects not only the low and middle income countries but also high-income...

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Farah Naz

Rethinking Pakistan’s smog crisis

Outdoor air pollution is a prominent environmental health problem that affects not only the low and middle income countries but also high-income...

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Farah Naz

Rise of incompetent leaders

Deliverables missed. Targets unachieved. Teams in disarray. Trouble sprouting. All these are signs of leadership failures. All these are signals of...

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Andleeb Abbas

OPINION: Rise of incompetent leaders

Deliverables missed. Targets unachieved. Teams in disarray. Trouble sprouting. All these are signs of leadership failures. All these are signals of...

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Andleeb Abbas

Environment-friendly natural-coloured cotton

Natural-coloured cotton holds a distinct position at the global level due to its inherent pigmentation environmentally-friendly characteristics and...

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Sajid Mahmood

Jigsaw’s missing piece

This writer resisted temptation to use the plural, ‘pieces’, as against the singular, largely to zero in on a few of the missing pieces and not...

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Sirajuddin Aziz

State of BoP

The SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) has released the figures of the balance of payments (BoP) of Pakistan for the first five months of 2025-26. The...

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Dr Hafiz A Pasha

OPINION: State of BoP

The SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) has released the figures of the balance of payments (BoP) of Pakistan for the first five months of 2025-26. The...

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Dr Hafiz A Pasha

Partly Facetious: ‘Once a Mr Ji always a Mr Ji’

“I would advise Mr Ji…” “You got his name wrong – it’s Mr Xi and that’s not how the likes of you should address him – he is President...

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Anjum Ibrahim

OPINION: Pakistan: legal challenges to Islamic banking

Islamic banking has emerged as a significant segment of Pakistan’s financial system, serving both faith based and commercial objectives by...

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Muhammad Uzair Sipra

OPINION: The road towards stagnation

The IMF Executive Board approved another 1.2 billion dollars for Pakistan on December 9. Along with the press release, the IMF also released future...

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Mirza M Hamza

The road towards stagnation

The IMF Executive Board approved another 1.2 billion dollars for Pakistan on December 9. Along with the press release, the IMF also released future...

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Mirza M Hamza

Transforming resources into opportunities

The future of Pakistan is intricately tied to its ability to manage its population and resources effectively. With a population exceeding 240...

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Zahid Maqsood Sheikh

Pakistan: legal challenges to Islamic banking

Islamic banking has emerged as a significant segment of Pakistan’s financial system, serving both faith based and commercial objectives by...

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Muhammad Uzair Sipra

Why Pakistan’s growth remains elusive

Growth anxiety is building within government and establishment circles as the country enters its fourth year of stabilisation, yet growth remains...

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Ali Khizar

OPINION: Why Pakistan’s growth remains elusive

Growth anxiety is building within government and establishment circles as the country enters its fourth year of stabilisation, yet growth remains...

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Ali Khizar

OPINION: The flaws in the narrative

The narrative that the economy has stabilized and is now embarked on the road to growth is not finding traction with the general public. The...

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Anjum Ibrahim

Simplification of Pakistan’s income tax system—II

Complexity in law: the sectoral and transactional maze The complexities are not limited to administration; they are deeply embedded in the tax law...

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Muhammad Raza

US economic data: huge decline in govt employment

Last week, significant economic data from the US was released after being delayed for several months because of the government shutdown. The report...

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