Rays of hope
We should thank the Almighty that we have been spared the kind of catastrophe that others have had to face on the Covid-19 front.
Khurram Husain
Power privatisation stalls as IPP talks drag
Parties refuse to place equity bids citing uncertainty on tariffs.
The transformative moment
There was to be no transformative moment, it seemed, only a slow, drawn-out, and painful economic adjustment.
The fakeness of it all
How is the CAA blaming the media for the fact that its counterparts around the world are demanding answers from it?
Are deficits always a bad thing?
Is it true that deficits are always bad and bridging these should be the top priority of any government?
Cry for PIA
It turns out that the minister does not have evidence that the pilot licences in question are fake.
The petrol fiasco
A number of things have gone wrong this time. But at the heart of them is an attempt by the government to impose an unrealistic price at a critical time.
Budgeting on hope
This year there is literally no revenue plan. No explanation on how the trillion rupees of additional revenue will be collected.
The grimmest comedy
The truth is that every rent seeker in the country has taken this government for a ride.
Analysis: FY2020: from adjustment to lockdown
The year looks like it will end the same as it began.
Losing without a fight
‘We gave you the SOPs, we told you to be careful’ they will say as they blame the people.
Thar coal power plants could cause 29,000 deaths from pollution, says new study
Revelations made in report titled: “Air quality, health and toxics impacts of the proposed coal mining and power cluster in Thar, Pakistan.”
Testing for the virus
The old reflex to carve out islands of respite for the elites from all pressing public health problems is starting to kick in.
Debt woes
Billing the future is common practice in most areas of debt management.
Words for the poor
It is not the interests of the poor that animate this government but those of the rich.
Lives not worth saving
Economists have a hard time speaking plain English, especially when they attach dollar values to human lives.
Getting smart
European countries are now talking of ‘exit strategies’, but it is important to listen to the warnings of their
Lockdowns unravelling
Doctors are battling not just the coronavirus but also the myths that surround it.
In surprise move, SBP slashes key rate by 200bps
In a third cut in 30 days, policy rate comes down to 9pc.
The great lockdown debate
No elected ruler can withstand the ire of the hungry masses and the business and industrial classes for very long.