Solar power not a monster
There is a deliberate effort to portray solar power users as somehow unpatriotic. A new report, published in this newspaper’s sister publication,...
Changing the power equation
Moving the Independent Power Producers from the capacity-payments model to the take-and-pay arrangements may seem fairer, but the real test is whether...
Mounting debt
The federal government’s domestic debt increased by Rs 537 billion in July, reflecting a high level of financial indiscipline, as more money...
Exports up
The Shehbaz Sharif government would badly like to claim that the good news of the continued rise in exports was due to...
The coming of 5G
Pakistan may not have had all that much to do with developing 5G technology, but it is ready enough to jump aboard...
Inflation going down
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif can afford to crow. The 9.6 percent inflation reported by the Federal Bureau of Statistics is not just...
Is the government serious about rightsizing?
The story goes that during an inspection of the army’s artillery regiment, an officer noticed five men manning a single gun. Curious...
Drumming up support
That the Prime Minister visited someone at his home was significant in itself, as the PM is supposed to receive visitors at...
The purpose of CPEC
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor may have appeared, as over-enthusiastic supporters tried to hype it, as China springing to the rescue of Pakistan....
Upgrade by Moody’s
Moody’s upgrading of Pakistan’s rating, from Caa3 to Caa2 represents a vote of confidence in the Shehbaz government, for it has come...
The elephant in the room
The traders were successful in striking across the country because of the fear of the taxman. The traders overtly have struck because...
Balochistan bloodshed
While the country has not gone out of control, it is showing signs of creaking at the joints. At least 23 travellers...
Transparency in the face of violence
The violence that swept across Balochistan on Monday is a stark reminder of the persistent and brutal challenges facing Pakistan. With at...
Meeting the IMF conditionals
The postponement of the IMF’s board’s consideration of Pakistan’s application for a 37-month Extended Fund Facility of $7 billion has provided Pakistan...
Making SMEDA work
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the constitution of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority, observing on his meeting on SMEDA...