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May 18, 2024 اردو ► PRINT EDITION ► BR MARKETS ► Dollar to PKR ►
Strategic asset tutorial
Editorials

Strategic asset tutorial

EDITORIAL: Recently at an FPCC&I (Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry) pre-budget seminar... Published 18 May, 2024 05:45am
Editorials

Dubai property market

EDITORIAL: Technically, at least, making smart investments in high-yielding asset classes – Dubai property market... Published 18 May, 2024 05:45am

All in the family

All in the family
EDITORIAL: Since Nawaz Sharif has always called the shots in the PML-N, even during the PDM government when he was ...
BJP and IIOJ&K election
2024-05-13-01-32

BJP and IIOJ&K election

EDITORIAL: Addressing a rally two months before the commencement of present general elections, India’s Hindu... Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am
Fertiliser subsidy challenge
2024-05-12-03-05

Fertiliser subsidy challenge

EDITORIAL: One can only wonder what to make of the ministry of industry and production’s proposal to extend... Published 12 May, 2024 03:09am
Writing on the wall
2024-05-12-03-05

Writing on the wall

EDITORIAL: It’s not every day that a politician’s interview goes viral and impacts the national narrative quite... Published 12 May, 2024 03:09am
Gwadar: brutal killings
2024-05-11-01-28

Gwadar: brutal killings

EDITORIAL: The flames of violence continue to engulf Balochistan, with terrorism still casting a long shadow over ... Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am
The affectivity of a narrative
2024-05-10-12-45

The affectivity of a narrative

EDITORIAL: Director General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations Major General Ahmed Sharif’s remarks during his... Published 10 May, 2024 04:17am
The US must learn from history
2024-05-10-12-45

The US must learn from history

EDITORIAL: Israel’s genocidal war in the Middle East took yet another deadly turn on May 7 with the country,... Published 10 May, 2024 04:17am
Making the most of FDI
2024-05-09-12-44

Making the most of FDI

EDITORIAL: Pakistan is so desperately thirsting for FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) that the recent visit of a... Published 09 May, 2024 03:11am
Long on rhetoric, short on action
2024-05-09-12-44

Long on rhetoric, short on action

EDITORIAL: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting in the capital of the Gambia, Banjul, said all the... Published 09 May, 2024 03:11am
Tax targets for FY25
2024-05-08-01-34

Tax targets for FY25

EDITORIAL: The first quarterly review report on the recently concluded Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) available on the... Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am
Stifling of the digital space
2024-05-08-01-34

Stifling of the digital space

EDITORIAL: The Pakistani state’s continued quest to tightly regulate the digital space has yielded yet another... Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am
State of the economy
2024-05-07-01-24

State of the economy

EDITORIAL: The April Monthly Economic Update and Outlook uploaded on the Finance Division website begins on a... Published 07 May, 2024 06:05am
Showing off the dirty laundry
2024-05-07-01-24

Showing off the dirty laundry

EDITORIAL: Perhaps the prime minister could have, rather should have, prepared a better pitch for Pakistan’s... Published 07 May, 2024 06:05am
Hurting growth of formal economy
2024-05-06-01-45

Hurting growth of formal economy

EDITORIAL: At a time when the federal government and finance minister are all talking about documenting the economy... Published 06 May, 2024 05:30am
The Maulana wasn’t entirely wrong
2024-05-06-01-45

The Maulana wasn’t entirely wrong

EDITORIAL: Politics is a fickle business. JUI-F (Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman headed... Published 06 May, 2024 05:30am
Export promotion
2024-05-05-12-58

Export promotion

EDITORIAL: It seems the Pakistan Business Council (PBC) is doing the government’s, especially the commerce... Published 05 May, 2024 02:54am
Combating corruption
2024-05-05-12-58

Combating corruption

EDITORIAL: Speaking at a Labour Day event in Lahore, Shehbaz Sharif while talking about challenging economic... Published 05 May, 2024 02:54am
PPP puts its full weight behind PPP
2024-05-04-01-39

PPP puts its full weight behind PPP

EDITORIAL: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), on the occasion of the... Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am
Punjab’s wheat crisis
2024-05-04-01-39

Punjab’s wheat crisis

EDITORIAL: There’s a reason PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz) is being blamed, and will not be able to escape... Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am
Cost of IMF’s bailouts
2024-05-03-01-24

Cost of IMF’s bailouts

EDITORIAL: It is instructive that statements like former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s latest nugget, that... Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am