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Finally, Russia enters Indian Ocean

Russia’s century-old dream of reaching warm waters quietly materialised during President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to India. For generations,...

yesterday 30

Farhat Ali

Aga Khan IV: Remembering an iconic leader in the service of humanity

December 13 marks the birth anniversary of His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, one of the most respected global figures of the past century. An...

yesterday 20

Sujjawal Ahmad

OPINION: Finally, Russia enters Indian Ocean

Russia’s century-old dream of reaching warm waters quietly materialised during President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to India. For generations,...

yesterday 30

Farhat Ali

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me’

“The sisters and loyalists of The Man Who Must Remain Nameless and Faceless were water cannoned at was it 2 in the morning…” “Yes I heard, but the...

yesterday 10

Anjum Ibrahim

PSIC’s role in promotion of the SME sector

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) form the backbone of sustainable economic growth in developing economies, particularly in Pakistan, where...

yesterday 20

Muhammad Tayyab

Heart-rending tragedies

No words can console the near and dear ones specially the mother of three-year-old Ibrahim who fell into a manhole near NIPA Chowrangi and whose...

yesterday 10

Zia Ul Islam Zuberi

Growth model and IMF conditionalities — I

In a report ‘SBP governor calls for adopting durable growth model’ published in this newspaper on November 27, pointed out that the ‘…Governor of...

previous day 30

Dr Omer Javed

Karachi — a city of teeming millions lost to neglect

Karachi buried another child recently. A five-year-old boy, full of life, curiosity, and innocence, slipped into an open manhole near NIPA — a...

previous day 20

Dr Tasneem Ahmad

Connected but excluded: Pakistan’s digital inclusion puzzle

These days almost everyone in Pakistan owns a Smartphone, yet the stock market investor base is too low especially comparing to regional countries...

previous day 30

Farhat Mahmood

PARTLY FACETIOUS: A case of attempted political suicide?

“Can you itemize the unnatural ways of dying for me?” “That’s rather a macabre subject this early in the morning.” “Bear with me.” “Well literally...

previous day 10

Anjum Ibrahim

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Don’t count your chickens before they hatch

“Popularity rating for the Big Three has plummeted to unprecedented…” “Fake news, everyone loves The Big Three, though the love meter is...

friday 20

Anjum Ibrahim

The market that just confiscated free lunch

Markets seem to have this habit of teaching the same lesson until somebody finally understands it. Once again, the bond market is playing teacher...

friday 20

Shahab Jafry

OPINION: The market that just confiscated free lunch

Markets seem to have this habit of teaching the same lesson until somebody finally understands it. Once again, the bond market is playing teacher...

friday 20

Shahab Jafry

The urgency of a structural economic reset

Pakistan stands today at a defining moment: now or never. Decades of structural neglect, inconsistent policies, and repeating cycles of political...

friday 40

Shamsul Islam Khan

Why Pakistan cannot grow

For decades, Pakistan has struggled with economic instability, chronic debt, infrastructural decay, and stagnant growth. Analysts often point to...

friday 60

Engineer Arshad H Abbasi

Modernising economic governance

Pakistan’s recent decision of going for a comprehensive Regulatory Reform Package for the period between 2025 and 2030 comes at a crucial juncture...

friday 40

Usama Abdul Rauf

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The difference between words ‘micro’ and ‘macro’

“I propose that…” “Micro or macro proposal?” “I don’t understand.” “Is it related to you personally, or is it related to the...

11.12.2025 4

Anjum Ibrahim

Nation needs psychometric testing

Are we a senile nation at a young age? Perhaps, yes. The current life expectancy average, globally, is 73.5 years. The males have a shorter life...

11.12.2025 1

Sirajuddin Aziz

Two cities, one smog crisis

This winter has revealed a clear difference between two cities that usually share the same smog season. Lahore and New Delhi sit in the same region...

11.12.2025 2

Zahid Maqsood Sheikh

Vulnerability is strength

In my first job, I got to see Leadership at its best and worst. I joined an engineering company. I was not an engineer. I was and am a woman. I was...

11.12.2025 20

Andleeb Abbas

OPINION: Vulnerability is strength

In my first job, I got to see Leadership at its best and worst. I joined an engineering company. I was not an engineer. I was and am a woman. I was...

11.12.2025 6

Andleeb Abbas

Xi’s vision for a new era

When historians look back at the early twenty-first century, they may well identify Xi Jinping’s articulation of ‘Modernization with Chinese...

11.12.2025 1

Dr Zafar Mahmood

Inflow of external financing

Pakistan continues to face extraordinary pressure to ensure large and sustained inflows of external financing. The foreign exchange reserves are at...

10.12.2025 20

Dr Hafiz A Pasha

OPINION: Inflow of external financing

Pakistan continues to face extraordinary pressure to ensure large and sustained inflows of external financing. The foreign exchange reserves are at...

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