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PARTLY FACETIOUS: The gap between the leadership’s narrative and reality

“There is one very obvious lesson that should be learnt and yet not being learnt.” “Hmmmmm.” “What?” “Few understand the widening gap between the...

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Anjum Ibrahim

OPINION: PIA: curtain falls on state ownership

After an intense and unusually well-publicised competitive second round of bidding, the consortium led by Arif Habib Group has acquired 75 percent...

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Farhat Ali

OPINION: Benazir: a symbol of democracy, resistance & people’s politics

In the political history of Pakistan, there are names that are not only names, but the name itself is the representation of a complete era, a...

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Sharjeel Inam Memon

OPINION: Stray dogs and manholes

Even as I write this article I can hear the barking of dogs in the distance. There has been such a solid growth of the dog population over the...

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Zia Ul Islam Zuberi

Growth model and IMF conditionalities – IV

In the ‘IMF [International Monetary Fund] Country Report No. 25/332’ it could be seen that for reaching the ‘binding’ primary surplus target the...

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Dr Omer Javed

The war of screens

In the modern geopolitical arena, wars are no longer fought solely with ballistics and border skirmishes; they are fought in the collective...

26.12.2025 80

Nadir Nabil Gabol

OPINION: Balancing grades and well-being in education

Education in Pakistan is currently at a crossroads. It should be a tool for personal growth and societal progress, yet the overwhelming academic...

26.12.2025 4

Zahid Maqsood Sheikh

Emerging markets best showcase of digital resilience

In the global race toward digital transformation, it is no longer the wealthiest, technologically advanced nations, that are setting the pace, but...

26.12.2025 5

Fahad Zahid

Balancing grades and well-being in education

Education in Pakistan is currently at a crossroads. It should be a tool for personal growth and societal progress, yet the overwhelming academic...

26.12.2025 20

Zahid Maqsood Sheikh

Pricing Trump into financial markets?

The year ends with financial markets wearing two expressions at once. One is relaxed, almost festive. Equity indices hover near record highs, the...

26.12.2025 7

Shahab Jafry

Mercury and the challenge of regulating beauty sector in Pakistan

Walk into any cosmetic store across Pakistan you would be greeted with shelves filled with colorful promises of “instant glow”, “fairness in seven...

26.12.2025 20

Muhammad Usman

OPINION: Pricing Trump into financial markets?

The year ends with financial markets wearing two expressions at once. One is relaxed, almost festive. Equity indices hover near record highs, the...

26.12.2025 6

Shahab Jafry

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...

25.12.2025 4

Anjum Ibrahim

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...

25.12.2025 10

Sajid Mahmood

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...

25.12.2025 4

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...

25.12.2025 20

Andleeb Abbas

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...

25.12.2025 30

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...

25.12.2025 30

Farah Naz

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...

25.12.2025 2

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...

24.12.2025 6

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...

24.12.2025 6

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...

24.12.2025 3

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...

24.12.2025 6

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...

24.12.2025 4

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...

24.12.2025 4

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...

24.12.2025 2

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...

24.12.2025 2

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: The gap between the leadership’s narrative and reality

Anjum Ibrahim

OPINION: PIA: curtain falls on state ownership

Farhat Ali

OPINION: Benazir: a symbol of democracy, resistance & people’s politics

Sharjeel Inam Memon

OPINION: Stray dogs and manholes

Zia Ul Islam Zuberi

Growth model and IMF conditionalities – IV

Dr Omer Javed

The war of screens

Nadir Nabil Gabol

OPINION: Balancing grades and well-being in education

Zahid Maqsood Sheikh

Emerging markets best showcase of digital resilience

Fahad Zahid

Balancing grades and well-being in education

Zahid Maqsood Sheikh

Pricing Trump into financial markets?

Shahab Jafry

Mercury and the challenge of regulating beauty sector in Pakistan

Muhammad Usman

OPINION: Pricing Trump into financial markets?

Shahab Jafry

PARTLY FACETIOUS: SIS or ISI?

Anjum Ibrahim

Environment-friendly natural-coloured cotton

Sajid Mahmood

Rise of incompetent leaders

Andleeb Abbas

OPINION: Rise of incompetent leaders

Andleeb Abbas

OPINION: Rethinking Pakistan’s smog crisis

Farah Naz

Rethinking Pakistan’s smog crisis

Farah Naz

Jigsaw’s missing piece

Sirajuddin Aziz

State of BoP

Dr Hafiz A Pasha

OPINION: State of BoP

Dr Hafiz A Pasha

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

Anjum Ibrahim

OPINION: Pakistan: legal challenges to Islamic banking

Muhammad Uzair Sipra

OPINION: The road towards stagnation

Mirza M Hamza

The road towards stagnation

Mirza M Hamza

Transforming resources into opportunities

Zahid Maqsood Sheikh

Pakistan: legal challenges to Islamic banking

Muhammad Uzair Sipra