Editorial

And the general lack of importance given to parliamentIshaq Dar got to present the final budget of this government – vowing to present the next one as well – without any interruptions and it

Sharifs try to impede the JIT proceedings. Knowing too well that it was next to impossible to explain his contradictory statements about the money trail Hussain Nawaz was reluctant to fac

China to the rescue with loans galore Mr Micawber’s eloquent speeches in ‘David Copperfield’ on his own optimistic  prospects in life end in his incarceration in debtor’s prison,

Empty rhetoric of Charter of Economy Fresh from his recent personal triumph of a relatively peaceful Budget speech without opposition walkouts and theatrics, the Finance Minister was emboldened to pull a rabbit<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/05/30/foredoomed-to-failure/" title="Read more" >...</a>

The budget process There’s much to celebrate, of course, in yet another government delivering its final budget – three in a row now. And there’s the additional feather in the cap th

Self defeating It is strange, to say the least, that Pakistan did everything it could to stay close to Saudi Arabia – basically by inching away from Iran – yet ended up snubbed by the Kin

An election lollypop The strategic vision behind the federal budget for the financial year 2017-18 was highlighted by both Nawaz Sharif and Ishaq Dar. The focus of the budget according to

ISIS scores big   ‘The Brits are the best’ according to a long standing tradition in the international security establishment. And they have done a rather good job of pre-empting serious threats<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/05/25/standing-with-manchester/" title="Read more" >...</a>

None should be treated as more equal than others The names of the JIT’s members were finalised by a Supreme Court bench and not by a partisan body. The JIT was formed<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/05/25/jit-probe-starts-hurting-sharifs/" title="Read more" >...</a>

The aftermath of Riyadh TalksDuring the last seven months US Ambassador David Hale called thrice on COAS Bajwa. During his two earlier visits the talks centred on regional peace and matters of mut

EFG-Hermes to augment security brokerage and asset management Since a Chinese consortium acquired 40 percent strategic stake in PSX with a winning bid of Rs.8.96 billion in December 2016,

Controlling social media excesses against state institutions All short tempered public debates of the Dawn Leaks were inevitably relegated to that final forum of controversies, the wild and wanton social media. Political<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/05/23/baffling-dilemma/" title="Read more" >...</a>