This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial "'Charter of economy'" carried by the newspaper yesterday. The newspaper has argued, among other things, that "However, all its efforts could be frustrated by a determined opposition within the parliame

The NAB chairman seems to have made an interesting argument by saying that those who had been in power for 30 years would be audited first followed by those who had been in power for a few months. "NAB does not believe in political revenge and neither doe

This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial "Afghan peace talks" carried by the newspaper in its July 2 issue. It has argued, among other things, that "The fourth interlocutor, Pakistan, has for some time now been arguing publicly for an 'Afghan-

That Business Recorder op-ed writer, M Ziauddin, is a very well read person is a fact. He, for example, always comes up with arguments for which he often cites the works of global writers. In his latest contribution for the newspaper titled "Progre

Former finance secretary Dr Waqar Masood Khan is highly perceptive because he always gives an extraordinarily perceptive account of country's economy. In his latest contribution for this newspaper, for example, he spelled out the key takeaways from State

DG ISPR Major-General Asif Ghafoor has responded in a highly meaningful manner to Indian Home Minister Amit Shah's congratulatory message to the Indian cricket team after their win over Pakistan in the World Cup clash, in which he said: "Another strike on

Iran has rightly rebuffed blame for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. Moreover, it has affirmed its responsibility for security in the Strait of Hormuz where almost a fifth of the world's oil passes. How unfortunate it is that the US has poi

That army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has always led from the front is a fact that has found its best expression from his remarks that he made in relation to a voluntary cut in defence budget. According to him, the military's decision to forgo an annu

The recently-concluded summit of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (formerly Organisation of Islamic Conference) seems to have thrown up a valuable opportunity for prime minister Imran Khan to grab it with both hands. It was his meeting with crown princ

A meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan and President of Afghanistan Dr Ashraf Ghani held on the sidelines of the 14th Islamic Summit in Makkah-al-Makarramah on Friday is a highly significant development. It is about time the Afghan president stopped

The PTI government is said to have identified economic stabilisation as its major goal. It is argued that economic stabilisation is not merely confined to a single individual sector of economy but embraces all its facts. Special Assistant to Prime Ministe

How ironic it is that although Muslims in India constitute nearly 11 percent of total population, their representation in parliament or Lok Sabha is less than five percent. Narendra Modi's victory in the 2019 election could be seen as a referendum on Modi

Political and economic commentator Rashed Rahman seems to have presented a highly realistic picture of whatever is obtaining on the political and economic issues facing the country in a highly meaningful manner. In his latest contribution to the newspaper

Political and economic commentator Rashed Rahman seems to have presented a highly realistic picture of whatever is obtaining on the political and economic issues facing the country in a highly meaningful manner. In his latest contribution to the newspaper

This is apropos a Business Recorder news item "Qatar distributes Gaza funds" carried by the newspaper yesterday. According to it, Qatar began distributing millions of dollars in aid in the Gaza Strip on Monday in a fresh bid to restore calm after a

Business Recorder op-ed writer Shabir Ahmed in his latest article "Consumer interest losing to producer interest?" has raised a highly important point by arguing, among other things, that "The days of mulching government contracts, transferring the

Business Recorder op-ed writer Ali Khizar has raised a very important point in relation to the ongoing talks between the government and the IMF. According to him, "the ongoing IMF programme negotiations are tough; and this is not because of any del

It is a matter of great satisfaction that the government has finally decided to take control of a network of over 30,000 madrasas as part of a drive to "mainstream" the madrasas by bringing them under state control.

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed "Elephant in the room" carried by the newspaper yesterday. Veteran economic journalist M. Ziauddin has impressively narrated what actually constitutes country's economic history. He has argued, among other

According to finance minister Asad Umar, policy-level agreement has been reached with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) but details of the package estimated at between $ 6 billion to $ 8 billion, would be finalised when the mission visits Pakistan dur