Fatima S Attarwala

Mini budget on the horizon?

Mini budget on the horizon?

PBC chief believes ambitious tax target with higher expenditure will steepen budget deficit. Updated 25 Jul, 2024 08:25am
Neglect of the vulnerable

Neglect of the vulnerable

Priya Kumari is a little girl who went missing and was never heard from again. Her case, subsequent demonstrations... Published 22 Jul, 2024 07:32am
Frivolous expenses

Frivolous expenses

If the austerity measures were across-the-board, even the bristling middle-income groups would bow down to necessity... Published 08 Jul, 2024 08:34am
Bearing the brunt of ineptitude

Bearing the brunt of ineptitude

Before the additional 10 per cent surcharge on higher income brackets of the salaried class, the government hoped to... Published 01 Jul, 2024 09:46am

Salary hikes, agri focus

While attempting to increase social welfare, the budget mostly ignores Karachi’s needs. Updated 17 Jun, 2024 10:25am
Macro stability, but at what cost?

Macro stability, but at what cost?

What the finance minister did not elaborate on were the heavy costs the fragile stability had imposed on the economy and people. Updated 12 Jun, 2024 07:58am
Europe — the new hot spot

Europe — the new hot spot

In the first half of 2023, about 13,000 Pakistanis left for Egypt or Libya, double the 2022 number. Updated 27 May, 2024 02:18pm
Financing a genocide in Gaza

Financing a genocide in Gaza

Clearly, the US is not applying the Leahy Law with regard to Israel, approving over 100 separate military sales to Israel since it invaded Gaza. Updated 13 May, 2024 10:10am