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May 20, 2024 اردو ► PRINT EDITION ► BR MARKETS ► Dollar to PKR ►

Ali Khizar

Floods ‘mimic 2010’?
Opinion

Floods ‘mimic 2010’?

Tragically, the country is witnessing another super flood within a span of twelve years. The impact assessment is...
Published 29 Aug, 2022 05:44am
Austerity is the only option?
Opinion

Austerity is the only option?

The illusion of economic recovery has already started unraveling. The prime indicators of economic sentiments in the...
Published 22 Aug, 2022 06:33am
An illusion of recovery?
Opinion

An illusion of recovery?

A sense of economic recovery is being created which in fact may be artificial. Many within the PDM (Pakistan...
Published 15 Aug, 2022 05:41am
Silver lining in sight?
Opinion

Silver lining in sight?

The political drama continues. Arguments and moral positions switch in matter of days for politicians and media...
Published 25 Jul, 2022 06:12am
Wanted: political stability
Opinion

Wanted: political stability

A long-awaited IMF Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) is finally done with. However, anxiety — especially in currency and...
Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:09am
A directionless budget
Opinion

A directionless budget

The budget is built on expectations and assumptions (prayers) of global commodities to move out of the super cycle ...
Published 13 Jun, 2022 06:19am
Budget: initial impression
Opinion

Budget: initial impression

Initial impression suggests that the budget is a mix of austerity and election year spending. The thought process...
Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:41am
Govt still clueless
Opinion

Govt still clueless

There is total confusion and indecisiveness. When the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) was formed the government,...
Updated 23 May, 2022 09:50am
The political battlefield
Opinion

The political battlefield

Last week, crucial economic and political decisions took place in London. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) ...
Published 16 May, 2022 05:42am
Time is running out
Opinion

Time is running out

Pakistan is entering a near impossible situation. The country has probably never seen such weak political and...
Updated 09 May, 2022 07:44pm
A weak govt?
Opinion

A weak govt?

The new Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led government has taken charge on a weak footing. It is a coalition of...
Published 02 May, 2022 05:46am