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Editorials

An inexcusable standoff

EDITORIAL: Amidst the prevailing disconcerting political instability the word ‘reconciliation’ frequently occurs... Updated 15 May, 2024 06:17am

BJP and IIOJ&K election

BJP and IIOJ&K election
EDITORIAL: Addressing a rally two months before the commencement of present general elections, India’s Hindu...
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
Education emergency
2024-05-03-01-24

Education emergency

EDITORIAL: Under the eighth UN Millennium Development goals, among other targets, Pakistan was committed to ... Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am
A questionable policy stance
2024-05-02-01-11

A questionable policy stance

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) dated 29 April 2024 left the discount rate unchanged at 22 percent on... Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am
What does Dar’s elevation reveal?
2024-05-02-01-11

What does Dar’s elevation reveal?

EDITORIAL: The appointment of Foreign Minister and former finance minister Ishaq Dar as deputy prime minister is... Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am
Inflation unchecked
2024-05-01-01-00

Inflation unchecked

EDITORIAL: The Sensitive Price Index for the week ending 25 April 2024, consisting of 51 essential items collected... Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am
Campus protests: new flashpoint in US
2024-05-01-01-00

Campus protests: new flashpoint in US

EDITORIAL: Until recently, even a mild criticism of Israel’s policies in the US, especially in universities, could... Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am