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State Bank of Pakistan’s website notes that the real effective exchange rate (REER) registered at 103.73 in December 2025 – a decline from the...
“So what’s this narrative of Balkanisation?” “Balkanisation is defined as fragmenting nations along ethnic lines with the objective of...
“Islam says start from within.” “Well charity must begin from the home.” “Right that is not unique to Islam – that phrase may not be in...
“Asif said that the army is truly a national institution.” “That is a given, armies are national institutions, I mean it’s not as if they are...
“Board of Peace – has a nice ring to it.” “We also have some boards – there is Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), then there is…” “How...
“So good news hunh!” “Yeah the Finance Minister has pledged to achieve a surplus of 1.6 percent of GDP.” “And that means what?”...
“So success in the field right!” “Yes our cricket team did win the match, the pool match…” “The policy decision taken by the Prime...
Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) have long been advocated by economists as a means to supplement the governments’ inadequate (federal and...
“The Prime Minister, the patron in chief of cricket, and the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, a man who has contributed much towards...
“The government needs to focus on what matters most.” “Indeed and you must appreciate Shehbaz Sharif (SS) who met with Chief Minister Khyber...
“So; warrants have been issued for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister for failing to appear in court to respond to allegations by the National Cyber...
“I reckon they have found The Visionary’s replacement.” “The Visionary! Oh I get it – President Trump – like all visionaries his...
“To issue a notification or not to issue a notification that is the question.” “You have never worked for government have you? Without a...
The government narrative on the state of the economy, not surprisingly, remains extremely upbeat though there are periodic glimpses of a deep-seated...
“The World Bank hath spoken.” “Granted that when multilaterals say jump we say how high, a situation that has prevailed from one administration...
“Muhammad Aurangzeb, the Finance Minister, said something extremely profound.” “May I take this opportunity to highlight the fact that none of...
“I am not sure who to believe?” “Is there evidence – preferably pictorial and not an opinion?” “It’s pictorial, but I am not sure which...
One week short of his full year in office President Trump’s economic policies (prohibitive tariffs as well as sanctions) and international relations...
“The conduct of war has undergone a change and perhaps we need to learn some lessons.” “We did win from India as you know, so I don’t...
“So you say tomato the American way and I say it the English way.” “Whatever prompted that!” “The government says it is willing to talk,...
“You know the US learned lessons from us and we need to learn some lessons from the US.” “I don’t think it’s practical – the US is a...
Inflation is a politically sensitive indicator, calculated by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), which has prompted routine challenge by members...
There are reports of factory closures, at least 150 over the past two years with the majority of the remaining units operating at 50 percent capacity...
“There is one very obvious lesson that should be learnt and yet not being learnt.” “Hmmmmm.” “What?” “Few understand the widening gap...
“A former officer of the SIS has been declared sanctioned…” “You are so badly informed. First General Faiz Hameed is not a former SIS officer...
“I would advise Mr Ji…” “You got his name wrong – it’s Mr Xi and that’s not how the likes of you should address him – he is President...
The narrative that the economy has stabilized and is now embarked on the road to growth is not finding traction with the general public. The reason:...
“You know whose example we should follow? President Trump’s.” “That’s a first for you. You used to argue that our chief executives were...
“One QUESTION: who advised the 60 plus channels to show President Trump’s address to the US Jewish community live on the occasion of the first day...
“So the oil sector deal is ongoing with Russia?” “Indeed it is.” “Correct me if I am wrong, but isn’t Russia heavily sanctioned?”...
“I have a question.” “Careful what you ask for?” “Hey, I am not asking for any material…” “Have you heard the one where a teacher...
“The Interior Minister was in the UK, then I think Iraq, and then in the US on a road show.” “No trip to the Vatican this time.” “Shut up,...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its second review of the ongoing Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the first review of the Resilience and...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its second review of the ongoing Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the first review of the Resilience and...
“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,...
“Can you itemize the unnatural ways of dying for me?” “That’s rather a macabre subject this early in the morning.” “Bear with me.”...
“Popularity rating for the Big Three has plummeted to unprecedented…” “Fake news, everyone loves The Big Three, though the love meter is...
“I propose that…” “Micro or macro proposal?” “I don’t understand.” “Is it related to you personally, or is it related to the...
“So, how do you revive cotton output?” “I guess you use higher yield variety of seeds, you make sure that…that…” “What?” “Well that...
There is a strong rumour circulating in the corridors of power that the imminent tabling of the twenty-eighth constitutional amendment, openly...
“How do you define high level?” “It depends on the context, for example if the Chief Executive Officer of any company is in attendance then...
“I will propose to President Trump…” “You know he doesn’t like proposals from somebodies, leave alone nobodies.” “I don’t...
“Structural reforms?” “What about them?” “How do you define structural reforms.” “Hey, I am just a plebeian – what do I know?” “A...
Since 2019 the three International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes for Pakistan focused more on primary as opposed to fiscal balance calculated as a...
“So the twenty-seventh amendment is not coming from somewhere else?” “Straight from the horse’s mouth.” “Hey Tarar sahib, the Law...
“Where’s the focus, you reckon?” “Depends on which side of the wheel you are at?” “Excuse me?” “What I mean is if you are a member of...
“So who was not speaking with a forked tongue?” “IF you are referring to the unseating of the Azad Jammu Kashmir government then let me assure...
“I was thinking of what you said.” “About what? The failure of the talks in Turkey between Pakistan and Afghanistan?” “Do you reckon the...
“I want to take a minute to thank the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board…” “That’s a first.” “Indeed, I have seen the light!”...
A widely divergent narrative on the state of the economy is by now visibly apparent between the assessment by the general public and those loyal to...
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