Helpless against inflation The government can blame external factors like high commodity prices or IMF’s conditions like withdrawal of... Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am
Opinion Budget-2023-24: Yet another ritualistic exercise Majority of the Pakistanis are going to be dejected after hearing the second budget of the outgoing alliance... Updated 09 Jun, 2023 07:00am
Opinion ‘Partial Law’ Neither explicitly martial nor ethically civil, Pakistan in 2023 is experiencing an unsavoury blend of both forms ... Updated 08 Jun, 2023 06:50am
Opinion It’s just too late It’s impossible to reach the state of maximum uncertainty in Pakistan. Two caretaker provincial governments... Published 08 Jun, 2023 06:30am
Pakistan Ex-PTI MNA from Gujranwala quits ISLAMABAD: The seemingly dismantling of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) by the powers that be and facilitated by the... Published 06 Jun, 2023 05:33am
Opinion PTI’s meltdown The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of Imran Khan is imploding. The initial trickle of ‘seasonal sparrows’ (fasli... Updated 06 Jun, 2023 05:57am
Pakistan PM, Fazl take stock of situation LAHORE: President of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, Fazlur Rehman, who is head of the Pakistan... Published 06 Jun, 2023 05:33am
Opinion Rein in the Trojan Horse The question is not how the commission set up by the PDM (Pakistan Democratic Movement) government would go about ... Published 04 Jun, 2023 03:35am
Pakistan Serious negotiations can only be held with PM Shehbaz, Rana Sanaullah tells opposition Statement comes days after Nawaz, Marriyum reject offer for talks with PTI Updated 02 Jun, 2023 05:07pm
Editorials Deepening political crisis EDITORIAL: Wise political players in functioning democracies create conditions for mutually acceptable ... Published 02 Jun, 2023 03:56am
Pakistan Fawad steps up criticism of PDM govt after quitting PTI ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry, together with like-minded former party... Published 01 Jun, 2023 03:34am
Editorials Question of banning PTI EDITORIAL: The PDM (Pakistan Democratic Movement) coalition government ought to take a step back and seriously... Published 01 Jun, 2023 03:34am
Opinion ‘Political despondency and economic despair’ This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial “Political despondency and economic despair” carried by the... Published 30 May, 2023 03:37am
Opinion FY23: Uncovering drivers of economic performance The National Account numbers for FY2023 have been published and, unfortunately, they paint a truly dismal picture of... Published 30 May, 2023 03:37am
Pakistan IK condemns crackdown on PTI LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that backbreaking inflation and unprecedented... Published 28 May, 2023 03:34am
Opinion IMF programme has dead-ended? The uncertainty surrounding the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme is one single factor that has been... Updated 27 May, 2023 07:11am
Pakistan IK calls for immediate talks amidst stand-off LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Friday appealed for a dialogue between... Published 27 May, 2023 06:09am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Beware the Ides of March’ “I am sad.” “Is it the 9 May…” “Nope but speaking of the month of May, Shakespeare warned of the ides of... Updated 27 May, 2023 07:16am
Editorials Political despondency and economic despair EDITORIAL: A recent survey by Gallop World Poll has only confirmed what most Pakistanis already understand pretty... Published 27 May, 2023 06:09am
Opinion Paradigm shift in tax policy ‘The impact of economic growth on the lives of people is partly a matter of income distribution, but it also... Published 26 May, 2023 06:48am
Pakistan ‘Last year on May 25 commenced our descent into fascism’ LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan marked May 25 as ‘our descent into fascism’. ... Published 26 May, 2023 06:48am
Editorials Finally, DRAP yields EDITORIAL: Finally, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has allowed pharmaceutical companies to ... Updated 25 May, 2023 07:06am
Business & Finance Realisation of export proceeds: Pak Apparel Forum demands govt restore 180-day limit KARACHI: Pakistan Apparel Forum (PAF) on Wednesday demanded restoration of the Stats Bank’s previous procedure for... Published 25 May, 2023 06:26am
Print IK says ready for talks with ‘powerful quarters’ LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that he was ready to form a committee for talks... Updated 25 May, 2023 08:47am
Opinion Seeds of accord On March 15th, 44 BCE, Roman emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated, and thence came the term Ides Of March, which... Updated 24 May, 2023 06:57am
Editorials The reset? EDITORIAL: It’s still too soon to tell, but the Lahore High Court’s (LHC’s) decision to overturn the... Updated 24 May, 2023 06:38am
Opinion Endgame PTI The events of the last two weeks have shaken Pakistan to the core. Imran Khan’s arrest on May 9, 2023 by the... Updated 23 May, 2023 06:42am
Print IK says had ‘no dialogue’ with army after unrest LAHORE: Imran Khan says he has had “no dialogue” with military since his campaign of defiance against the nation’s... Updated 20 May, 2023 04:46pm
Pakistan Pakistan being declared insecure destination: JI chief ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami(JI) Pakistan chief Sirajul Haq has said that the prevailing situation where the country ... Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am
Opinion ‘The onus of proof is reversed and placed firmly on PTI’ This is apropos a Business Recorder letter titled ‘The onus of proof is reversed and placed firmly on PTI’... Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am