Chronic power defaulters EDITORIAL: So, once again the government faces the “challenging task” of extracting recoveries – this time more than... Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am
Editorials Pension reforms: key to fiscal health EDITORIAL: The long-festering issue of pension reforms has gained significant traction in recent times due to the... Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am
Opinion Challenges before the new finance minister President Asif Ali Zardari has taken oath from the newly-inducted Federal Cabinet headed by second time Prime... Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am
Opinion Jail is where IK has enough quiet and privacy The Punjab government has imposed a two-week ban on all public visits, meetings and interviews at Rawalpindi’s... Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am
Opinion PDM 2.0: Dilemma for the IMF With the green signal given by the incoming PDM 2.0 to the Ministry of Finance to initiate ground work for another... Published 13 Mar, 2024 06:32am
Opinion Country needing an action in accord with reason The swearing-in ceremony of Asif Ali Zardari as 14th President of Pakistan yesterday was coincided by arrests of... Published 11 Mar, 2024 04:45am
Perspectives The new coalition and the way forward When it comes to the outlook of Pakistan’s political sphere, there are questions on whether stability or... Published 05 Mar, 2024 06:15pm
Pakistan Nawaz says Shehbaz 'best choice' for premiership in current circumstances We will have to make some painful decisions in next two years, PML-N supremo says Updated 28 Feb, 2024 10:37pm
Print Borrowing level of caretakers comparatively lower than PDM govt’s: MoF ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has maintained that the domestic and external borrowings during the period of the... Updated 23 Feb, 2024 08:54am
Pakistan PTI rejects PML(N)-PPP agreement ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday plainly rejected what it called ‘malicious attempts to... Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am
Editorials ‘PDM 2.0’: that, after all, is the art of politics? EDITORIAL: The deal between Pakistan Muslim league-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians... Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am
Pakistan PTI-backed independent candidates: PTI body condemns ‘enforced disappearance’ ISLAMABAD: The core committee of Pakistan on Monday strongly condemned the “enforced disappearance” of Pakistan... Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am
Opinion If the political news is grim, the economic news is often worse It is now increasingly clear that threats to the prospects of next International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme have... Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am
Editorials Some soul-searching, perhaps! EDITORIAL: It was one of those revelations that everybody already pretty much knew about yet still came across as... Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am
Editorials Opposition to plans EDITORIAL: The circular debt reduction and the tariff reduction plans proposed by the Ministry of Energy have been... Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am
Opinion Pir Pagara’s prediction An embittered Pir Pagara has made an important prediction in relation to the future of incoming government.... Published 17 Feb, 2024 05:51am
Opinion Mr Market’s periscope Mr Market knows best, goes the old saying, so perhaps its best to look at the wild swings at the stock exchange to... Published 15 Feb, 2024 05:39am
Editorials Another weak govt! EDITORIAL: After days of ambiguity regarding what shape the government at the centre takes, and with rigging... Published 15 Feb, 2024 05:39am
Markets Bulls hail ‘progress on govt formation’, KSE-100 up over 1.5% Positive sentiment driven by some clarity on the political front, says expert Updated 14 Feb, 2024 10:29pm
BR Research IMF and PDM 2.0 The new government will likely be formed under a PDM set up. Chances are that without public support, economic... Published 14 Feb, 2024 08:49am
Pakistan PDM 2.0 coalition govt in the offing? ISLAMABAD: Former allies including Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Muttahida... Updated 14 Feb, 2024 10:21am
Opinion Navigating through political turmoil, uncertainty The public at large has spoken, as independents backed by Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have emerged... Published 12 Feb, 2024 06:26am
Editorials Black market for lifesaving drugs EDITORIAL: Finally, the caretaker government has taken the tough but necessary decision of approving an increase in... Published 03 Feb, 2024 05:46am
Opinion Elections and prospects As the date for general elections, February 8, 2024, looms, the election campaign scene exhibits some troubling... Updated 30 Jan, 2024 05:30am
Pakistan IK says talks only on ‘fair polls’ possible ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Thursday said that he never stated that he would not... Published 26 Jan, 2024 04:58am
Opinion How PML-N’s prospects have suddenly brightened? This is apropos a Business Recorder Letter to the Editor “PTI’s woes deepen” carried by the newspaper... Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am
Print ‘Extensive’ borrowing in foreign currency: Two govts blamed for worsening external debt Acting finance minister says Pakistan's external debt significantly increased as a result of PTI and PDM borrowing forex during the past five years Updated 14 Jan, 2024 07:40pm
Editorials Vested interests and policy reversals EDITORIAL: Just when the certainty of the election was supposed to bolster confidence about continued engagement ... Published 31 Dec, 2023 03:04am
Opinion Benazir: leader par excellence Today, December 27, 2023 marks the sixteenth death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto. She sacrificed her life... Updated 27 Dec, 2023 05:44am
Business & Finance Christmas, New Year season ‘Rising production costs have slashed textile exports’ share by 24pc’ KARACHI: The galloping production cost and sledgehammer economic policies of the former PDM rule are seen as the... Published 15 Dec, 2023 03:12am
