Parties struggle to form coalition govt ISLAMABAD: The deadlock on a possible power-sharing formula between Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and... Updated 20 Feb, 2024 09:06am
Print Who will be Pakistan’s next finance minister? ISLAMABAD: There is intense speculation in the federal capital as to who will be selected as Pakistan’s next finance... Updated 20 Feb, 2024 10:55am
Pakistan Power-sharing: Parties again fail to reach consensus The two committees held a third round at the residence of Ishaq Dar and discussed the proposals on the table Updated 18 Feb, 2024 08:54am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: An increase in Diesel’s price “The price of diesel was raised by Rs 8.37 per litre.” “And that to me shows that the twice consenting to... Published 17 Feb, 2024 05:51am
Editorials Moody’s alarming prediction EDITORIAL: Moody’s is the first international rating agency that has commented on Pakistan’s post-election... Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am
Pakistan Another round of talks today: Dar ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Ishaq Dar Wednesday said the two committees of the... Published 15 Feb, 2024 05:39am
Pakistan PML-N leadership considers options ahead of govt formation LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) top leadership held consultation on Saturday and discussed different... Published 11 Feb, 2024 05:35am
Editorials Inflationary spiral remains a problem EDITORIAL: Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January 2024 declined by 1.4 percentage points against the previous month... Updated 07 Feb, 2024 06:12am
Editorials Babus’ clamour for pay increase EDITORIAL: The government has pledged to refrain from any further increase in salaries and pensions beyond those... Published 24 Jan, 2024 05:07am
Editorials A detailed anatomy of IMF report EDITORIAL: There are three important declarations contained in documents on the first review of the Stand-By... Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:14am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: Rock is Biden and the hard place could well be Trump “I reckon there is extremely poor leadership on display.” “Hey, when you are between a rock and a hard place,... Published 20 Jan, 2024 05:18am
Editorials Manifestoes lack economic rationale! EDITORIAL: Pledges by the two political parties, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan People’s Party,... Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am
Editorials Remittance inflows EDITORIAL: Home remittances rose by 13.4 percent in December 2023 compared to the same month a year ago - to 2.4... Published 15 Jan, 2024 05:03am
Pakistan PML-N, IPP reach seat-adjustment deal LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Friday finalised its candidates for district Lahore and awarded party... Published 13 Jan, 2024 05:38am
Pakistan Names of almost all candidates finalised by PML-N LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has finalised the names of party candidates for February 8 general... Published 12 Jan, 2024 03:06am
Pakistan PML-N announces candidates from Rawalpindi Div ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) on Wednesday announced its candidates from Rawalpindi division for ... Published 11 Jan, 2024 06:15am
Editorials Domestic borrowing EDITORIAL: Domestic borrowing rose to 40.955 trillion rupees by end November 2023 as per data uploaded by the State... Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am
Pakistan PML-N for seat adjustment with GDA, MQM-P and JUI-F in Sindh LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has decided to move ahead for seat adjustment with the GDA, MQM-P... Published 04 Jan, 2024 05:41am
Editorials Trade deficit: welcome decline? EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released balance of trade figures for July-December 2023, which... Published 04 Jan, 2024 05:41am
Editorials Inflation is rightly regarded as costly EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released the following data for the last month of 2023: (i) consumer... Updated 03 Jan, 2024 02:48pm
Opinion Pakistan’s intractable budget deficit? Pakistan’s unsustainable budget deficits can be sourced to the never to be satisfied thirst of all ... Updated 01 Jan, 2024 06:52am
Print Performance of Shamshad better than Dar’s, says noted economist ISLAMABAD: Dr Shamshad Akhtar’s performance as finance minister is “B negative” and her predecessor Ishaq Dar’s is... Updated 01 Jan, 2024 12:22pm
Editorials State of the economy EDITORIAL: The December Monthly Economic Update and Outlook, uploaded on the Finance Division website, indicates the... Updated 01 Jan, 2024 06:53am
Editorials Soaring govt borrowing: grim fiscal reality EDITORIAL: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported a statistic that should send alarm bells ringing throughout the... Published 28 Dec, 2023 04:52am
Editorials Macroeconomic indicators not satisfactory EDITORIAL: External borrowing failed to meet the budgeted target by 51 percent as per data released by the Pakistan... Published 21 Dec, 2023 03:54am
Pakistan MQM, JUI-F and GDA: PML-N mulling forging electoral alliance in Sindh LAHORE: The parliamentary board of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), which met here on Monday with the party... Published 19 Dec, 2023 05:20am
Editorials Fitch maintains rating EDITORIAL: Fitch has maintained Pakistan’s rating at CCC positive — a rating that has been stable since 10 July... Published 18 Dec, 2023 06:42am
Print Dar seeks global collaboration for economic prosperity ISLAMABAD: Leader of the House in Senate, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Friday emphasized the significance of... Updated 09 Dec, 2023 10:04am
Editorials SBA’s first tranche: So why the delay? EDITORIAL: International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) Board calendar till 14 December surprisingly does not include... Published 07 Dec, 2023 04:35am
Editorials Confusion galore EDITORIAL: Confusion seems to prevail since news of appointment of PML-N Senator Ishaq Dar as leader of the house,... Published 03 Dec, 2023 02:59am