The Fault in our Firms
Do audit practices add to the vows of a Chartered Accountancy Trainee?
Good corporate governance should demand better CEO accountability
In most Pakistani organizations, performance management gets worse the higher one climbs the greasy pole. Boards and shareholders should learn about and be thorough in evaluating top management
There is an IMF standby agreement, but what next?
Solving our balance of payments challenge
Cash is still king
Currency in Circulation currently hovers around PKR 7.64 trillion, coming down from a peak of Rs 8 trillion in May 2022, following an increase...
A case of exploding tomatoes
The extreme fluctuations in prices of tomatoes amongst other staples over the last few weeks have induced a weird kind of panic. Yesterday the...
Pakistan’s ticking pension time bomb
The government must change its pension plans unless it wants to buckle under the weight of pension liabilities
Provincial subjects and their discontents
For all of the good it has done, the 18th amendment has not been properly utilized and implemented by the provinces, particularly in the case of taxation and labour welfare
Jo Banain Gai Khain Gai (We will eat what we make)
The main focus of our economic policy should be efficient production of exportable goods and agricultural products. Our standard of living faces a collapse due to a lack of industrial and agricultural production
Corrupting power
Pakistan’s energy crisis remains an issue that several governments have failed to tackle during their reign over the nation. The state of affairs of...
The lopsided market structure of the automobile industry
Cars are supposed to go down in value. Here they are a fixed asset.
Euphoria over Premier Class by PIA not substantiated by ground realities
For the PIA with total accumulated losses of Rs 247.403 billion as on 30 Sept 2015, ($2.356 billion) all this fanfare and euphoria about...
Gaslight at the end of PSX tunnel
The week ending on October 14 had been precarious for the PSX and investors as political tensions gave the market a good old hammering....
Careem plots move into delivery sector, will this strategy crystallize?
Pakistan’s technology sector remains nascent, but dynamics of the industry will follow global patterns and see replication at a scale which could be unprecedented...
Pakistan wins over Amazon: De-coding another dream
There was celebration all over the country when Commerce Advisor Abdul Razak Dawood tweeted that Pakistan will before long be added to Amazon's rundown...
The Future of Water in Pakistan
By Rimsha Zahid
In Pakistan’s agro-based economy, where agricultural production depends largely on irrigated areas, watersheds and their management can have significant positive impact on...
