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Faisal Islam

The Friday Times

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Let Dung Cook Dinner And Straw Light The Grid

Pakistan throws away two fortunes every day: the food scraps and dung that could cook its dinners, and the crop stubble and city garbage that could...

27.08.2026 40

The Friday Times

Faisal Islam

Jinnah's Promise And Pakistan's Constitutional Reckoning

On the morning of 11 August 1947, three days before the country he had spent his life building would come into existence, Muhammad Ali Jinnah stood...

01.07.2026 40

The Friday Times

Faisal Islam

Pakistan’s Tax Labyrinth: The Case For Starting From Scratch

Every budget season in Pakistan follows the same ritual. The finance minister rises, announces measures to “broaden the tax base”, introduces a...

01.06.2026 60

The Friday Times

Faisal islam