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Maulana Fazlur Rehman is one of the shrewdest political brains in the country. Plus, he has the capacity to raise a protesting crowd. The fact remains...
This is the title of the book co-authored by Kevin Horsley, the ‘grandmaster of memory’. There are at least four things that I learnt from the...
Fact: Pakistanis are passing through extremely difficult times. Question: Can PM Imran Khan turn the economy around? Answer: Yes, PM Imran Khan can...
Incident 1: I had gone to buy some cashews and almonds from my favorite dried fruit shop in a major shopping mall. The owner came up to me and began...
First question: How can a government committed to austerity cause a budgetary deficit that is the highest in at least 40 years? Most economists...
A hundred years ago, warfare was about four things: physical terrain, natural resources, factories and ports. Fifty years ago, economic warfare...
There are 4,416 cities in the world with a population of over 150,000. Question: Name the city in which dozens of lives are lost from electrocution...
Financial markets love continuity – the “unbroken and consistent existence or operation of something over time”. The collective wisdom of...
The war between the US and China is getting hotter. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the new weapon of war. In the US corner are: Google, Microsoft,...
Let us divide up the economy into two categories: dollar-denominated and rupee- denominated. In August 2018, when the PTI took over the reins of the...
The best news is that the current account deficit (CAD) is down. Yes, the mother of all economic challenges has been the CAD which under the PML-N...
In 1958, FM Ayub Khan wanted to expand the tax net. In 1969, General Yahya Khan wanted to expand the tax net. In 1976, PM Bhutto tried to expand the...
The government of Pakistan has signed an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The agreement has structural benchmarks, performance...
I think Dr Hafeez Shaikh has a plan. I think Dr Reza Baqir has a plan. I believe the two have jointly identified our financial ailments as: the...
Fact 1: In May 2018, the rupee-dollar parity stood at Rs115 to-a-dollar. In May 2019, the same parity had dropped down to Rs157 a dollar. That’s a...
Happiness means different things to different people. But, the ‘science of happiness’ has identified four common chemicals that are always behind...
Sir, you are the first prime minister after decades whose personal agenda – anti-corruption and anti-poverty – is perfectly aligned with our...
Almost 4.5 billion are actively using the internet – growing at the rate of more than 10 users per second. Social media is shaping perceptions and...
Our government currently spends around Rs8 billion more per day than it takes in – that’s a loss of Rs2.9 trillion every year. There are two ways...
In October 2006, Julian Assange founded WikiLeaks, an “international non-profit organization that publishes new leaks and classified media provided...
The US Department of Treasury now has a definite – -and defined – role in “advancing US national security interests.” Ian Bremmer, the founder...
Money is the most skittish of commodities on the face of the planet. Money has wings. Cast “but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will...
In Pakistan’s case, ‘black economy’ is the wrong term – gives an impression as if it is about drug cartels or money originating from organized...
The First French Republic was founded in 1792. Yes, Paris “was plagued by food riots and mass hunger.” The new convention “did little to remedy...
On August 20, 2018, a 16-member new cabinet took oath of office. Question 1: On August 20, 2018, the rupee-dollar parity stood at Rs122 to a dollar....
From the bottom of my heart, I beg Prime Minister Imran Khan. I beg Mr Nawaz Sharif. And, I beg Mr Asif Ali Zardari. I earnestly and humbly beg them...
There are 208 million Pakistanis that collectively export goods and services worth $24 billion a year. Lo and behold, we end up spending more than 60...
History: Pakistan Steel was profitable from 2000 till 2007, every single year. Accumulated profits over the period stood at Rs20 billion. Pakistan...
On August 20, 2018, sixteen members of the cabinet took oath of office. In August 2018, liquid foreign exchange reserves with the State Bank of...
Every year, Israel supplies a billion dollars worth of advanced killing machines to India. India being the world’s largest buyer of arms Israel has...
On February 26, at 0330 hours, 12 Mirage 2000 – French multi-role, single-engine fourth-generation jet fighters – of the Indian Air Force (IAF)...
India struck at night. Pakistani action was in broad daylight. India bombed a jungle. Pakistan bombed military targets. A massive intelligence failure...
Of the 193 member-states of the UN, India from within is one of the most violent states. Of the 193 member-states of the UN, India from within is one...
Cut the budgetary deficit into half – the real game-changer. Cut the circular debt into half – the real game changer. Finish off the losses at...
The gas price fiasco: A billion cubic-feet of gas is being stolen every day. The bureaucrats running gas companies and the regulatory authority need...
The energy sector will make or break Pakistan’s economy. And circular debt will make or break Pakistan’s energy sector. In August 2018, when the...
Let’s begin with the mini-budget. Our minister for finance has come up with some innovative incentives for the export sector whereby there will be...
In November, Saudi Arabia sent in a billion dollars. The State Bank of Pakistan’s liquid foreign exchange reserves went up by a billion. Within a...
Two pieces of good news: exports are up 15 percent and the trade deficit is down five percent. I have been writing a weekly column for the past two...
Alarm bell number 1: Never in our history have our net international reserves stood at negative $11 billion. Are we facing an economic crisis? An...
Our economy has been bleeding profusely – and it continues to bleed. The three major sources are: public procurements, public-sector enterprises and...
On June 20, 2000, the government of Pakistan, by and through the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), signed an ‘asset recovery agreement’ with...
The PM of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is bent upon ‘creating wealth’ within Pakistan. The FBR must understand that “tax is a by-product of...
In 2001, British PM Tony Blair made four campaign promises: education, health, crime and transport. After winning the election, Tony Blair created the...
The high volatility in the currency market is not good for business. The falling rupee means a higher cost of living. Not good. Gas prices have been...
A 100-day analysis means two things: Are there policy initiatives in place? How is implementation proceeding? To be certain, policy outcomes will take...
Pakistan is under attack – a hybrid attack. Hybrid warfare is the “synchronised use of multiple instruments of power tailored to specific...
In 2006, Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto signed the Charter of Democracy that laid the foundation for the Pakistani elite to capture the state of...
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