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Choking growth

Choking growth

Pakistan has reached a staff-level agreement with the IMF, meaning the economy gets to stay afloat for another six months. However, behind the...

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Shahid Sattar Absar Ali

Yen has weakened due to tariff-related concerns

Yen has weakened due to tariff-related concerns

The activity in the foreign exchange market wrapped up on a lackluster note, failing to establish any clear direction. The highlight of the week...

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Asad Rizvi

‘Unconstitutional’ windfall tax—II

‘Unconstitutional’ windfall tax—II

Discriminatory without intelligible differentia [Points 7 & 8] The Supreme Court of Pakistan in Federation of Pakistan through Chairman FBR and...

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Huzaima Bukhari Dr Ikramul Haq Syed Muhammad Ijaz

Realigning business ties with Europe

Realigning business ties with Europe

The European Union Ambassador Dr Riina Kionka is reported to have stated this Tuesday that European companies are recognising Pakistan as a...

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Farhat Ali

Go fly a kite

Go fly a kite

How many of us have heard the expression “Go fly a kite”. Usually, it means go away and stop bothering me. A simple sentence with an ancient...

30.03.2025 4

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Zia Ul Islam Zuberi

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Balochistan conundrum

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Balochistan conundrum

“Peace through strength.” “Doesn’t always work. We have used strength to bring peace in Balochistan, but decades have come and gone and peace...

30.03.2025 1

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Anjum Ibrahim

Punjab’s Ramazan Nigheban Package and Ramazan Sahulat Bazaars: a model of public service

Punjab’s Ramazan Nigheban Package and Ramazan Sahulat Bazaars: a model of public service

As the holy month of Ramazan, filled with blessings and mercy, nears its conclusion, the Punjab government remains steadfast in its mission to...

30.03.2025 2

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Azma Bokhari

‘Unconstitutional’ windfall tax–I

‘Unconstitutional’ windfall tax–I

Banks have regular windfall income from dealing in foreign currencies – oxymoronic treatment by SRO. 1588(I)/2023 dated 21.11.2023. In Pakistan,...

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Huzaima Bukhari Dr Ikramul Haq Syed Muhammad Ijaz

Revolutionizing the Pakistani automobile industry

Revolutionizing the Pakistani automobile industry

The automobile sector in Pakistan is witnessing a transformative phase as innovation and technology take center stage, promising a brighter, more...

29.03.2025 3

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Manan Aslam Mubashar Farooq

Getting out of the economic boom-bust cycle

Getting out of the economic boom-bust cycle

Since independence, Pakistan has largely remained a consumption-oriented economy, and together with this, growth mostly has come from light...

29.03.2025 5

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Dr Omer Javed

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Shehbaz did not expand his cabinet without prior approval?

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Shehbaz did not expand his cabinet without prior approval?

“The Brown Pope’s disappearance mirrors that of the Pope.” “The Pope was very ill, sepsis or so it was reported, and this week he left...

29.03.2025 1

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Anjum Ibrahim

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Inmate visitation: scheduled opportunities for incarcerated IK

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Inmate visitation: scheduled opportunities for incarcerated IK

“So from Nameless to Faceless to now what? Voiceless?” “Technically the voice was also not his for some time now.” “Ah that’s right and...

28.03.2025 1

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Anjum Ibrahim

Smart money runs first

Smart money runs first

Even by the turbulent standards of emerging markets, the past week was a master class in how quickly capital can vanish in the face of political...

28.03.2025 2

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Shahab Jafry

Pakistan’s roadmap to crypto legalization—IV

Pakistan’s roadmap to crypto legalization—IV

The legalization of cryptocurrency in Pakistan is gaining momentum, requiring a strong regulatory framework to mitigate financial crimes. The...

28.03.2025 4

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Abdul Rauf Shakoori

The unraveling of certainty: from Big Bang chaos to gender confusion

The unraveling of certainty: from Big Bang chaos to gender confusion

The Big Bang theory, a cornerstone of modern cosmology, has long been hailed as a triumph of human understanding. However, beneath its veneer of...

28.03.2025 2

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Sadiq Jafri