Shahab Jafry

Another action plan?
Opinion

Another action plan?

Why did the prime minister feel the need for another “national action plan” when he vowed to deal with terrorism...
Published 22 Dec, 2022 05:57am
Here comes another war
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Here comes another war

Counterinsurgency (COIN) 101 will tell you that once a beaten insurgent force is able to sneak out of the warzone ...
Published 15 Dec, 2022 06:35am
Sleepwalking into default
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Sleepwalking into default

It’s pretty clear that the PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) government will not stop agitating for an early ...
Published 24 Nov, 2022 04:28am
Dar sb waits, and waits
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Dar sb waits, and waits

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar must have spent the last few days, since the zero-interest surprise disappeared from the...
Updated 17 Nov, 2022 06:28am
Some questions for PTI walas
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Some questions for PTI walas

Is it just me or has someone else also noticed how the cowardly and condemnable attack on Imran Khan has shocked the...
Published 10 Nov, 2022 06:15am
Dar’s charm wearing off?
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Dar’s charm wearing off?

It appears that Finance Minister’s charm is wearing off, but not before fooling the people and even the markets...
Published 27 Oct, 2022 05:54am
Dar-dollar parity? Really?
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Dar-dollar parity? Really?

What’s all this fuss about (former finance minister) Isahq Dar and the dollar? And why did markets, both equity ...
Published 29 Sep, 2022 05:54am
We have met the enemy…
Opinion

We have met the enemy…

One would think that it couldn’t get any worse for a country overwhelmed by unprecedented political polarisation...
Published 22 Sep, 2022 05:48am
Elephant in the courtroom
Opinion

Elephant in the courtroom

The devastation from the floods has taken the shine off the resumption of the IMF (International Monetary Fund)...
Published 01 Sep, 2022 05:50am
Because Imran said so
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Because Imran said so

The social media rush that shares the front line with Imran Khan’s legions on the streets in his war against...
Published 25 Aug, 2022 06:09am
Annus horribilis?
Opinion

Annus horribilis?

Mr Market clearly didn’t need more than a minute to believe Finance Minister Miftah Ismail when he said that the...
Updated 18 Aug, 2022 03:06pm