Islamabad blues: why capital calling is bad business
Has anyone ever taken the 7 am PIA flight from Karachi to Islamabad? If you have, you would see a line of...
Pakistan needs to get out of the comfort zone, end cycle of borrowing
Pakistan is stuck in a repeated cycle of borrowing to pay back money it already owes to other countries. The scary part - it seems like it has become too comfortable with it.
Daronomics and its aftershocks
A familiar mess that the PTI has inherited
Finding cigar butts
Last week must have shaken the faint-hearted. KSE-100 Index declined by 4.4%, the Pakistan rupee depreciated to a record low of Rs131 (-5%)...
We have come a long way, the wrong way!
There was a time, not too long ago, when mankind exhibited a remarkable level of intelligence. It was a time when technology...
Explainer: Pakistan’s twin deficits and how can they be contained?
A vicious cycle leads to these “twin deficits” which is an increase in consumption of imports, reduction in savings and an increase in foreign capital injection single-handedly deteriorates the current account balance
How do consultants, donors and Pakistani ministries solve problems?
The flood of 2010 showed me (I was Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commision then) how dysfunctional policy was in Pakistan and...
Pakistan’s Basic Billionaires
How the wealthy elite in Pakistan remains unimaginative with their use of capital, and why that is holding the nation back
Is the modern professional too busy to exercise?
A friend of mine, who is several years younger, went for a regular medical check-up recently. He was told that...
How Pakistan can avoid the “Dutch Disease”
Should the country soon find itself awash in hydrocarbon wealth, how it chooses to manage that surplus will be critical
A guide to ending tax evasion in Pakistan
No issue in Pakistan currently attracts as much attention as that of tax evasion. On one hand, we have the people of...
Return of the Stay at Home Mom – The Second Innings
During the time when I was desperately looking for a job, I got a call from a recruitment manager of a well-known...
Dramatically transforming the way we travel
Have you ever imagined riding on a car for hire despite owning several vehicles? Or riding a plush vehicle without ever having...
Digital Distribution – The Case for Digitizing Pension Payments in Pakistan
Pension payments in Pakistan constitute one of the largest payouts at an institutional level in cash. With modern technology bringing a wave...
Why Jeffrey Sachs is wrong about Reko Diq
It started with the usual leftie / “anti-imperialism is the ultimate moral good” crowd. An article written by American economist Jeffrey Sachs...
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FBR proposes up to Rs40,000 tax for shopkeepers
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed a maximum Rs40,000 fixed tax for shopkeepers, Pakistan Today has learnt.
As per the documents, the tax...
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BankIslami raises paid-up capital to Rs11bn
BankIslami Pakistan Limited has successfully completed its 6th rights issue of Rs1 billion recently to increase its total paid-up capital to Rs11 billion.
"This addition...
