2026-08-03-12-32

Deemed duty: Pakistan’s hidden tax on fuel consumers

Pakistan’s petroleum pricing system has many visible burdens: petroleum levy, margins, freight, exchange-rate... Published 03 Aug, 2026 02:22am

2026-08-02-12-54

Cotton research institutions matter a lot

Pakistan’s cotton history demonstrates that whenever the country achieved exceptional production, it was primarily... Updated 02 Aug, 2026 05:25am

2026-08-02-12-54

Smart climate-budgeting: digitizing the architecture of green finance in Pakistan

Pakistan is facing an estimated USD 348 billion climate financing gap through 2030; therefore, it’s imperative to... Updated 02 Aug, 2026 05:30am

2026-08-01-01-19

Foreign investment: the governance test

“Foreign investors don’t fear risk - they fear bureaucracy, and foreign investors don’t leave markets - they leave... Published 01 Aug, 2026 05:59am

2026-08-01-01-19

The menace of mobile snatchers

In the early days of mobile snatching, it used to be big news but nowadays and after years of living with this... Updated 01 Aug, 2026 06:36am

2026-08-01-01-19

SEZ 2.0: From tax holidays to performance-based incentives

For more than a decade, Pakistan’s Special Economic Zones have operated on a simple promise: approved zone... Published 01 Aug, 2026 05:59am

2026-07-31-12-36

Punjab’s digital tax ‘illusion’

Punjab’s latest experiment with restaurant and other vendors’ service taxation, receiving payment through digital... Published 31 Jul, 2026 05:44am

2026-07-31-12-36

Learning from China’s economic philosophy and policy – I

May 21 marked the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan. A proud moment indeed for the... Updated 31 Jul, 2026 09:38pm

2026-07-31-12-36

The rails are built - now comes the credit

The op-ed emphasises that the State (SBP, Government) has built the rails, but private-sector institutions must run... Published 31 Jul, 2026 05:44am

2026-07-31-01-06

AJK election results reflect public trust in PML-N

The people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir have once again demonstrated their confidence in the Pakistan Muslim... Published 31 Jul, 2026 05:44am

A misleading approach to creating a knowledge-based economy

In its millennium edition, The Economist, London, had proudly mentioned that the West had made a great contribution... Published 30 Jul, 2026 06:21pm

2026-07-30-02-44

To a layman, ‘imputed income’ term confusing

This author wrote an article for this esteemed paper last week when the draft for the special regime for retailers... Published 30 Jul, 2026 05:15am

2026-07-30-02-44

SC closes the limitation door on share-register fraud

A five-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan has now settled one of the most consequential questions in... Published 30 Jul, 2026 05:15am

2026-07-30-12-45

Pakistan’s fintech landscape

In the first quarter of current year, the Annual Payment Systems Review issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)... Updated 30 Jul, 2026 06:28am

2026-07-29-12-54

Managing is not building

Why stability alone cannot deliver prosperity Every nation seeks prosperity, but only a few consistently move up the... Updated 29 Jul, 2026 06:20am

2026-07-29-12-54

The geopolitics of exhaustion

“Debt is the worst poverty.” (Thomas Fuller) Pakistan has formally requested a 10 billion dollar Bilateral Exchange... Updated 29 Jul, 2026 06:16am

2026-07-29-12-54

The auto policy Pakistan cannot afford to get wrong

With a new automotive policy expected to be announced, Pakistan stands at a familiar crossroads. The choices made in... Updated 29 Jul, 2026 06:33am

The credibility of a trust-based culture

Crisis of Trust. Crisis of Authenticity. We are living in a world of crisis. We breathe in a world of “Fake”. We are... Published 28 Jul, 2026 08:57pm

2026-07-28-01-06

The balance of payments

The SBP has released recently the statistics on the external balance of payments of Pakistan, both on an annual and... Published 28 Jul, 2026 05:33am

2026-07-28-01-06

SOE reform: lessons from three decades

This is the eighth article in a ten-part series on Pakistan’s state-owned enterprises and privatisation. The... Published 28 Jul, 2026 05:33am

2026-07-28-01-06

CTBCM: Pakistan cannot build a market while preventing competition

Pakistan’s electricity sector is once again being presented with a reform that sounds transformative but risks... Published 28 Jul, 2026 05:33am

2026-07-27-12-17

Water mismanagement

Pakistan is ranked as the sixteenth most water-stressed country in the world with annual per capita water... Updated 27 Jul, 2026 06:11am

2026-07-27-12-17

SBP should resist the temptation to blink

The State Bank of Pakistan’s Monetary Policy Committee is scheduled to meet today to decide the policy rate. The... Updated 27 Jul, 2026 06:13am

2026-07-27-12-17

One swallow doesn’t make an export summer

Pakistan’s exporters and policymakers are frustrated, troubled, and disenchanted because exports just do not seem to... Updated 27 Jul, 2026 07:28am

2026-07-26-12-14

More seed cotton or more lint?

Whenever the revival of Pakistan’s cotton sector is discussed, the primary focus is almost always on increasing per... Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

2026-07-26-12-14

Pakistan’s ICT boom

Pakistan’s digital economy is becoming one of the country’s biggest economic success stories. While traditional... Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

2026-07-25-12-29

A USD10bn lifeline for Pakistan

This week’s reports from Washington that Pakistan has sought a ‘USD10 billion Exchange Stabilisation Support... Published 25 Jul, 2026 04:38am

2026-07-25-12-29

Under the shadow of diseases

The people of Karachi live under the shadow of multiple risks, some of which are preventable by the authorities and... Updated 25 Jul, 2026 05:13am