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Towards crisis
What is happening to Asad Umar now is similar to what happened to Hafeez Shaikh a year or so into his term.
Khurram Husain
Rupee sees plunge as volatility sweeps financial markets
• Interest rate hiked by 150 basis points • Petrol, diesel prices cut by Rs2 • Economy has turned the corner,
The 100-day song and dance
The first 100 days are indeed too soon to look for policy outcomes, but they are not too soon to look for policy.
Blank on the IMF
It’s hard to recall the last time talks began with the Fund while news of a large bailout package from a...
CPEC shifts gears
The visit to Beijing was a sobering moment for Imran Khan, whose body language appeared fidgety and nervous.
Pak, China Joint Statement speaks of expansion in ties, no mention of 'immediate support'
Pak-China ties will be significantly deepened across a range of areas, as per the statement issued by both countries.
Khan’s finest hour
Last night, Imran Khan took an unequivocal and strong line against religious bigotry and hatred.
CPEC moves into agriculture
The biggest concern in the whole enterprise is not mentioned: what does it mean for Pakistan’s own food security?
Adjustment and its discontents
Every government faces a steep political price for undertaking economic adjustment, but each responds differently to it.
The power of necessity
The lesson is simple: be careful what you say today because you might have
to eat your words tomorrow.
Pivotal week draws to fiery close
KARACHI: As the economic story of PTI unfolds, this week will stand out as a pivotal moment when the government...
Between rhetoric and reality
The real barbs will fly when the measures outlined in the finance act need to be supplemented further.
Reforms and reformers
For more than 10 years, we have seen these tactics being used. Few are more skilled at them than Wapda or its progeny.
Stabilisation begins
PTI is having a difficult time pulling itself together around a vision for reform or change.
Reckoning time
Harnessing animal instincts for policy purposes is deadly stuff.
The new Camelot
It's too early for results, but high time we had visible indications of where the Camelot intends to steer the country.
Between hope and hype
Give them a chance, say some. Fair enough. But how much time do they need to find their feet?
Economic direction by end September, says Umar
Finance minister promises debate in parliament to decide future course of action for the economy
The big trade-off
How do you suspend the rules? Successive governments have done this by placing pliant individuals in key leadership ...
A modest proposal
Every government manages to do only one big thing in its tenure.