Editorials KPK budget FY26 EDITORIAL: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) unveiled a 2119 billion-rupee budget outlay for next fiscal year with a ... Updated 20 Jun, 2025 08:10am
BR Research Current account: Surplus on borrowed time? After a brief surplus stint in April 2025, Pakistan’s current account has slipped back into deficit — clocking... Updated 19 Jun, 2025 08:55am
Editorials Maintaining the policy rate EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 11 percent in spite of ... Published 19 Jun, 2025 05:53am
BR Research Solar power: Curb the bigger beast of net-metering first News is out that the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance has unanimously rejected the proposed 18 ... Updated 19 Jun, 2025 09:08am
Print ‘Israel’s wet dream’ One of the many enduring paradoxes of American democracy is that a businessman-president—soon to return to his real... Published 19 Jun, 2025 05:53am
Opinion New trade order: aligning policy with geopolitical realities The global landscape of goods trade is currently undergoing a significant transformation. The established flows of... Updated 19 Jun, 2025 07:05am
Startup Recorder Pakistan’s startups face capital crunch, need urgent reforms: i2i report Report says 'with bold, sequenced reforms backed by macro- economic and political stability, country can transform its startup landscape' Published 19 Jun, 2025 04:11pm
Editorials Punjab budget EDITORIAL: Punjab Finance Minister Mian Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman has presented a 5.33 trillion-rupees budget with a ... Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:10am
BR Research LSM: Time machine the wrong way The latest data from Pakistan’s Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector paints a troubling picture: not of a... Updated 18 Jun, 2025 08:46am
Opinion Change without changing? Change is inevitable. Change is imperative. Change is permanent. Change is imminent. These are every day echoes.... Updated 18 Jun, 2025 08:22am
World Emirates named world’s 4th best airline for 2025 Airline currently boasts best first-class cabin Updated 18 Jun, 2025 07:34pm
BR Research Geopolitics ignite oil prices once again Crude oil prices remain volatile, navigating between tightening supply concerns and weakening demand signals. Brent... Updated 18 Jun, 2025 08:43am
Opinion The killing fields of Gaza Human conscience was brutally bruised when Caine killed his brother, Abel. The conscience is maimed since then. To... Updated 18 Jun, 2025 08:23am
Editorials Govt could have done more in the budget EDITORIAL: The tailwind is with them — the economy is stabilising, elections are three years away, and the... Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:11am
BR Research Real Estate Policy: Suspiciously Strategic It’s not as if a boon for builders and developers was beyond the realm of possibility in Budget 2026. It was ... Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:11am
Pakistan Karachi ranked fourth worst livable city in new index Karachi was ahead of only Dhaka, Tripoli, Damascus Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:32pm
World Dubai looks to launch world’s first water-backed digital token Dubai Multi Commodities Centre says 'this will revolutionise how water is traded, valued, and managed globally' Published 17 Jun, 2025 02:34pm
Startup Recorder Startup reality TV show set to launch early next year Entrepreneurs will pitch their businesses to a panel of four investors (or ‘gurus’) and nine mentors Updated 17 Jun, 2025 04:47pm
Opinion The federal budget of FY2025-26 The federal budget for 2025-26 has been announced recently. This has led to wide-ranging discussions in the media... Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:11am
Editorials Sindh budget EDITORIAL: The Sindh budget for 2025-26 was considerably more realistic relative to the federal budget on four... Updated 16 Jun, 2025 07:56am
BR Research External fragility calls for policy patience The Monetary Policy Committee is likely to keep interest rates unchanged today. Market rates suggest a cut—down by... Published 16 Jun, 2025 06:25am
Pakistan Punjab budget for FY2025-26 at a glance Pakistan’s Punjab government on Monday presented the provincial budget for the financial year 2025-26. A week after... Published 16 Jun, 2025 10:19pm
Opinion The assumptions in FY26 budget The budget 2025-26 makes one implicit and three explicit assumptions that enable its architects to present a set of... Updated 16 Jun, 2025 08:03am
Opinion Budget with mixed signals This is a contractionary budget, aimed at delivering a consolidated fiscal deficit of 3.9 percent of GDP—the ... Updated 16 Jun, 2025 10:38am
Editorials Getting it right this time EDITORIAL: There has never been another project quite like Pakistan Steel Mills. Not only in scope, nor in ambition,... Published 15 Jun, 2025 03:30am
Opinion Climate crisis demands collective action The severe impacts of climate change are becoming more visible and alarming with each passing day. Wildfires in ... Published 15 Jun, 2025 03:30am
Editorials Reviving growth in an age of uncertainty EDITORIAL: Since the onset of the second Trump presidency, the global economy has been contending with the... Published 14 Jun, 2025 06:04am
Opinion Pakistan’s vision amidst FY26 Budget Pakistan’s annual budget has traditionally been more of a routine fiscal exercise conducted every year, covering... Published 14 Jun, 2025 06:04am
Editorials The post-budget govt press conference EDITORIAL: The post-budget press conference held by the federal finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, flanked by... Published 13 Jun, 2025 05:59am
BR Research FY26 budget delivers little for oil, gas and refineries The Federal Budget for FY26 has brought a mix of continuity and subtle policy shifts for Pakistan’s oil and gas... Updated 13 Jun, 2025 08:28am
Pakistan Sindh budget for FY2025-26 at a glance The Sindh government announced its budget for the financial year 2025-26 on Friday, with Chief Minister Murad Ali... Published 13 Jun, 2025 09:27pm
Markets Status quo likely as rising oil prices play on SBP’s mind, say analysts The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is expected to hold the key policy rate at... Published 13 Jun, 2025 04:41pm
Opinion Budget 2025-2026: Pakistan govt has no vision beyond fiscal survival The federal budget for financial year 2025-26 presented on June 10, 2025, in the National Assembly, has laid bare... Updated 13 Jun, 2025 08:22am
BR Research Austerity for minimum wagers – prosperity for lawmakers Nine years. That’s how long the nation’s hardworking, self-sacrificing, people-loving parliamentarians have... Published 13 Jun, 2025 05:59am
Opinion Policy issues in the EFF programme – II In addition, lack of adequate regulatory capacity means that it is very likely, as has been the case in real ... Updated 13 Jun, 2025 08:08am
Startup Recorder UK’s Commonwealth Startup Fellowship offers £35,000 in equity-free grants In addition to training and mentorship, participating teams can apply for financial support through the Fellows Fund Published 13 Jun, 2025 01:24pm
Editorials Confronting the dearth of educated and trained manpower EDITORIAL: Among the many glaring challenges that the budget document has thrown up, the enduring burden of... Updated 12 Jun, 2025 07:43am
Pakistan Pakistan, UAE agree to convene JMC moot in Abu Dhabi ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to convene a meeting of Joint Ministerial... Published 14 Jun, 2025 06:04am
BR Research No truths and a lie If there is one thing governments do really well, it is self-congratulation at minor victories that mask deeper... Updated 12 Jun, 2025 08:15am
World The world’s worst air crashes in recent years LONDON: At least 100 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed... Published 12 Jun, 2025 05:50pm
World After years of waiting, Israel’s Netanyahu finally makes his move on Iran OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel launched large-scale strikes against Iran on Friday, saying it had targeted nuclear... Updated 13 Jun, 2025 10:08pm
Opinion A public health milestone The Punjab government’s recent decision to ban all e-cigarettes, vapes and nicotine pouches across the province... Updated 12 Jun, 2025 07:49am
Business & Finance Dubai property: buyers purchase shares in one-bedroom apartment in record time Dubai govt's tokenised project allows users to buy shares in properties through blockchain-based tokens, starting from AED 2,000 ($545) Published 12 Jun, 2025 03:55pm
BR Research Remittances at the forefront Amid ongoing economic challenges and global uncertainties, remittances from overseas Pakistanis again emerged as a... Updated 12 Jun, 2025 08:25am
Opinion Armed forces — an acclamation—II Narendra Modi is seriously suffering from the effects of misadventure and is on fire. He claimed Pakistan begged for... Updated 12 Jun, 2025 07:57am
Editorials US and Pak-India peace process EDITORIAL: The brief but intense four-day Pakistan-India military conflict has underscored the volatile nature of... Updated 12 Jun, 2025 07:46am
Opinion Beyond the divide: rethinking federal-provincial collaboration for economic transformation—II Agriculture, livelihoods, and forests: climate impacts and systemic constraints Agriculture remains the backbone... Updated 12 Jun, 2025 08:01am
Editorials The Budget EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Mohammad Aurangzeb presented yesterday a Rs 17.573 trillion federal budget for 2025-2026... Updated 11 Jun, 2025 07:13am
BR Research Energy budget: revenue first, reform later The federal budget for FY26 offers few surprises on the energy front—yet between the lines lies a tale of ... Published 11 Jun, 2025 07:46am