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Jun 15, 2024 اردو ► PRINT EDITION ► BR MARKETS ► Dollar to PKR ►
Editorials

The Budget

EDITORIAL: The federal finance minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, presented in the National Assembly his and the Shehbaz... Updated 13 Jun, 2024 07:32am

Economic Survey

Economic Survey
EDITORIAL: The Economic Survey 2024-25 gives good news: key macroeconomic indicators are better than the comparable...

Shallow easing?

Shallow easing?
EDITORIAL: Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in its scheduled meeting yesterday reduced the policy rate by 150 basis...
Environment emergency
2024-06-08-01-25

Environment emergency

EDITORIAL: It’s unfortunate that days like World Environment Day still do not raise the kind of seriousness they... Published 08 Jun, 2024 07:00am
Sad state of public sector hospitals
2024-06-08-01-25

Sad state of public sector hospitals

EDITORIAL: A common concern in this country is inadequate investment in the public healthcare system. Add to it... Published 08 Jun, 2024 07:00am
Policy rate manoeuvrability
2024-06-07-01-17

Policy rate manoeuvrability

EDITORIAL: Domestic pressure is clearly mounting on the Monetary Policy Committee scheduled to meet on June 10 to... Updated 07 Jun, 2024 10:55am
The pressing need for tax reforms
2024-06-07-01-17

The pressing need for tax reforms

EDITORIAL: That Pakistan’s moribund tax structure is in urgent need of a comprehensive overhaul is a reality that... Published 07 Jun, 2024 06:24am
Indian elections: a glimmer of hope?
2024-06-06-01-03

Indian elections: a glimmer of hope?

EDITORIAL: Following the announcement of results of India’s parliamentary elections on June 4, many in Pakistan... Published 06 Jun, 2024 03:09am
Injudicious use of development outlay
2024-06-06-01-03

Injudicious use of development outlay

EDITORIAL: The disarray marring Pakistan’s development agenda was laid bare recently by the planning ministry as ... Published 06 Jun, 2024 03:09am
Is inflation finally easing?
2024-06-05-02-33

Is inflation finally easing?

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) estimated the Consumer Price Index (CPI) at 11.8 percent in May,... Published 05 Jun, 2024 06:44am
Another non-starter?
2024-06-05-02-33

Another non-starter?

EDITORIAL: It’s becoming increasingly clear that US President Joe Biden was perhaps the only person who thought ... Published 05 Jun, 2024 06:44am
The PM’s visit to China
2024-06-04-12-51

The PM’s visit to China

EDITORIAL: The Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Jiang Zeidong, recently stated that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s... Updated 04 Jun, 2024 06:50am
‘Penalising honest consumers’
2024-06-04-12-51

‘Penalising honest consumers’

EDITORIAL: How on earth is the power minister going to “bring transparency to the power sector” if the... Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am
Planned sell-off of Discos
2024-06-03-01-33

Planned sell-off of Discos

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has again directed the relevant authorities to speed up the process of... Published 03 Jun, 2024 06:30am
Trump’s conviction
2024-06-03-01-33

Trump’s conviction

EDITORIAL: The guilty verdict handed out to Donald Trump by a New York jury on 34 counts of falsifying business... Published 03 Jun, 2024 06:30am
Poverty on the rise
2024-06-02-01-04

Poverty on the rise

EDITORIAL: Ideally, the government should have already known what the recent PIDE (Pakistan Institute of Development... Published 02 Jun, 2024 02:53am
‘Miracle of peace’
2024-06-02-01-04

‘Miracle of peace’

EDITORIAL: Who could have known that Hamas’s October 7 operation inside Israel and the Jewish state’s savage and... Published 02 Jun, 2024 02:53am
More heat waves on the way
2024-06-02-01-04

More heat waves on the way

EDITORIAL: With temperatures rising 5 to 6 degrees Celsius above normal, a severe heat wave sweeping all across the... Published 02 Jun, 2024 02:53am
An MNC’s warning and FDI troubles
2024-06-01-02-12

An MNC’s warning and FDI troubles

EDITORIAL: In a highly troubling development, one of the oldest multinational companies (MNCs) operating in the... Published 01 Jun, 2024 06:59am
‘Un-understandable’ amendment
2024-06-01-02-12

‘Un-understandable’ amendment

EDITORIAL: Of all the responses to the National Accountability (Amendment) Ordinance – most of them quite... Published 01 Jun, 2024 06:59am
Mob violence in Sargodha
2024-06-01-02-12

Mob violence in Sargodha

EDITORIAL: Incidents of enraged mobs attacking alleged blasphemers are happening with increasing frequency. Last... Published 01 Jun, 2024 06:59am
State of the economy
2024-05-31-01-32

State of the economy

EDITORIAL: The Monthly Economic Update and Outlook for May 2024 was uploaded on the Finance Division website on 29... Updated 31 May, 2024 07:26am