Khurram Husain

From stability to growth

From stability to growth

Truth is, the only good news here is that we are no longer facing imminent default. Updated 05 Dec, 2024 09:04am
Facing popular upheavals

Facing popular upheavals

For a ruler of a country in the modern era, power is the ability to provide livelihoods to his people, first and foremost. Updated 28 Nov, 2024 07:49pm
Is the economy improving?

Is the economy improving?

Having found fragile stability, the govt now faces the real challenge of transitioning from stability to growth. Updated 21 Nov, 2024 09:06am
Protecting Chinese investments

Protecting Chinese investments

The Pakistani authorities have done the right thing to not grant the request for an expanded Chinese security presence in the country. Updated 14 Nov, 2024 09:40am
A melting world

A melting world

It is imperative that the country finds a way to grow out of its dysfunctions. Updated 07 Nov, 2024 10:37am
Chasing investment

Chasing investment

The credibility of the country is hurt when a government plays a front-line role in pursuing investment. Updated 31 Oct, 2024 09:09am
Economy under the gavel

Economy under the gavel

We got an independent judiciary after the lawyers’ movement. But what exactly did the judges do with this expanded power? Updated 24 Oct, 2024 09:18am
Quacks, rackets and mobs

Quacks, rackets and mobs

These are near historic levels of degradation of the standard of living. Updated 17 Oct, 2024 09:47am
Rule by consultants

Rule by consultants

Indicators showed Pakistan’s inflation was far more aggravated than its peers. Updated 10 Oct, 2024 09:50am
Mixed developments

Mixed developments

The economy has not seen a period of stability like this since at least 2019. Updated 03 Oct, 2024 09:20am
And audits for all

And audits for all

Making audits work is not as straightforward as it might seem at first glance. Updated 26 Sep, 2024 09:51am
Shaky stability

Shaky stability

They use bailouts and loans to fuel the country’s economy and repression to stifle the people’s will. Updated 19 Sep, 2024 09:37am
The precarious balance

The precarious balance

Some indicators are showing an improvement, but the risks are still very much there. Updated 05 Sep, 2024 09:31am
Power slipping away

Power slipping away

The government appears conflicted internally, cutting compromises where it knows it cannot fight. Updated 29 Aug, 2024 09:06am
Trouble at the start line

Trouble at the start line

This government is now clearly in reactive mode, and has lost the initiative when it comes to economic matters. Updated 22 Aug, 2024 09:05am
Powering Pakistan

Powering Pakistan

In future, reliance on imports to meet the country’s energy requirements will only increase. Updated 15 Aug, 2024 09:27am
Paying the price

Paying the price

Our industrial elite are professional lobbyists for an industry that ought to have died out many decades ago in Pakistan. Updated 08 Aug, 2024 09:28am
Re-profiling Chinese debt

Re-profiling Chinese debt

More than a month after the prime minister’s visit, they are only at the beginning of the process. Updated 02 Aug, 2024 02:43pm
The billionaires bash

The billionaires bash

Why has the textile lobby declared war on the IPPs? The simple answer is their power tariffs have been hiked. Published 25 Jul, 2024 07:53am