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Farhat AliBusiness Recorder |
‘All hands on deck for education of the poor is the call of the day.’ Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif went to the extent to declare an ‘education...
Forbes has published its list of ‘World Billionaires ranking for 2024’. The much touted is the list of 200 richest people of the world. The...
It has been argued by many political and economic analysts that the 24th IMF programme could usher in a tsunami of inflation in the country with...
Announcing the staff-level agreement on the successful completion of the 23rd short-term facility, the IMF (International Monetary Fund) has confirmed...
President Xi Jinping of China in a congratulatory message to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stressed that “China and Pakistan should continue their...
Father of the Nation Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah in his speech at Ziarat, Balochistan, in 1948 stated that: “We Musalmans in general and young...
With the unfolding of a new chapter in Pakistan’s checkered political history, the much turbulent and fought for milestone of holding the elections...
Breaking a two-week impasse following elections, Pakistan’s political power-brokers, after extensive negotiations, have reached an agreement to form...
The election held on Feb 8th in Pakistan threw up a number of surprises with a significant shift in the country’s political landscape. The election...
Circular debt in the energy sector is a mystery which no government could so far unfold. Over the last two decades it has rolled over from one...
Pakistan’s ranking on the global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), announced this week by the Berlin-based corruption watchdog, Transparency...
A passport serves as a symbol of a nation’s global standing and the level of respect it commands in the international community. It is a key...
Pak-Arab Refinery Company (PARCO) reported this week an incident of oil theft that purportedly took place at a government pipeline at Karachi’s Bin...
The general elections in Pakistan in February 2024 would soon be followed by the general election in India. Both have parliamentary form of...
There are laws that provide a foundation for the protection of ‘ Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), but the laws are weak and their enforcement or...
That the growing political uncertainty and institutional imbalances are adversely affecting the country’s perception is a fact. This time it is no...
Foreign direct investment (FDI) has been crucial in supporting developing economies to participate in global trade by facilitating the flow of...
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar in a statement this week has described the energy sector as “a nightmare for the country” mainly...
The recent success on IMF (International Monetary Fund) funding, a bullish stock market, the rupee value stabilizing against dollar, the jubilation in...
Discussions and arguments on the politics of the day — at all levels and at all times — are in the DNA of our nation. One widely-argued current...
The European Parliament has decided to extend the existing GSP (Generalized System of Preferences) for another four years (till 2027), whereas,...
One thing which still remains binding between Pakistan and India and reminds us of each other is the weather and the atmospheric environment and its...
The greatest challenge facing the country is its failing economy and one of the factors contributing towards it is the diminishing revenue generation...
Pakistan is among the top ten countries most vulnerable to climate change, according to the 2020 Global Climate Risk Index. The environmental changes...
When the chips are down, the going gets tough and as a consequence taking hard and strategic decisions becomes inevitable. The incumbent government...
Pakistan is undergoing testing times in political stability and economic sustainability. Hope for a better tomorrow in economy, off and on, knocks on...
The SOEs are required to be privatised. This compulsion is driven by no other reason than that going forward, no money will be available to continue...
The World Bank issues ‘policy advice’ to Pakistan, from time to time, on key reforms, structural weaknesses and the gaps in governance and systems...
Driven by spectacular economic excellence and independence of countries, which for years remained subjugated under the domains of one or the other...
Riding on the success of the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on moon, India hosted a BRICS meeting and soon thereafter a G20 meeting. The timings for both...
Jolted by the severe backlash against highly inflated power bills resulting in protests across the country joined by political parties and businesses,...