2025-05-09-01-00

Reform or rhetoric?

EDITORIAL: That it took this long to inject merit and transparency into Pakistan’s power sector is itself an... Updated 09 May, 2025 07:07am

2025-05-08-12-49

India must stop eying Pakistan with belligerence

EDITORIAL: In a recklessly escalatory and provocative act, India’s strikes inside Pakistan — tragically ... Published 08 May, 2025 06:42am

2025-05-08-12-49

A market in name only

EDITORIAL: The Power Division’s latest invitation for stakeholder comments on the long-touted Competitive Trading... Published 08 May, 2025 06:38am

2025-05-07-01-34

100bps cut in policy rate

EDITORIAL: On 5 May the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to reduce the discount rate by 100 basis points —... Updated 07 May, 2025 07:23am

2025-05-07-01-34

Drawing a line between advocacy and violence

EDITORIAL: Functioning democracies give space to citizens, especially those belonging to estranged sections of... Published 07 May, 2025 06:49am

2025-05-06-12-48

Sudden tax recovery

EDITORIAL: The President has issued an ordinance empowering the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to... Published 06 May, 2025 03:19am

2025-05-06-12-48

Finance minister’s novel ideas

EDITORIAL: It is difficult to understand why Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb felt the need to rope in ... Published 06 May, 2025 03:19am

2025-05-05-01-53

Grid must transform immediately

EDITORIAL: One reform the Prime Minister is particularly optimistic about is the reduction in power prices. Yes,... Published 05 May, 2025 06:14am

2025-05-05-01-53

A digital future at risk

EDITORIAL: Speaking at the Digital Foreign Direct Investment Conference 2025 in Islamabad on April 29, Prime ... Published 05 May, 2025 06:14am

2025-05-04-01-39

Dilemma of India’s own making

EDITORIAL: Despite mounting an intensive lobbying campaign, India has found itself grappling with a serious... Published 04 May, 2025 05:49am

2025-05-04-01-39

Blatant gender discrimination

EDITORIAL: The notion that women are dependent on men for financial security, deeply rooted in this patriarchal... Published 04 May, 2025 05:49am

2025-05-03-01-39

Govt must display economic prudence

EDITORIAL: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to consider the first review... Published 03 May, 2025 06:07am

2025-05-03-01-39

Press freedom in peril

EDITORIAL: As the world observes World Press Freedom Day today (May 3), Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) damning... Published 03 May, 2025 06:07am

2025-05-03-01-39

Unresolved electoral disputes

EDITORIAL: More than 14 months after the general elections, a substantial number of electoral disputes remain... Published 03 May, 2025 06:07am

2025-05-02-12-42

CASA and the World Bank

EDITORIAL: As per a Business Recorder exclusive, the World Bank is likely to extend the closing date of Central Asia... Updated 02 May, 2025 07:24am

2025-05-02-12-42

Structural reforms: Still waiting for political will

EDITORIAL: The State Bank of Pakistan’s latest Financial Stability Review once again makes a point that should by... Updated 02 May, 2025 07:26am

2025-05-01-02-01

A recovery that won’t pay for itself

EDITORIAL: The World Bank’s latest assessment of Pakistan’s economy is neither overly grim nor overly optimistic... Published 01 May, 2025 06:03am

2025-05-01-02-01

New Indian threats

EDITORIAL: Since last Wednesday when following the Pahalgam attack India downgraded diplomatic ties with Pakistan ... Published 01 May, 2025 06:03am

2025-04-30-12-45

Projected expenditure rise in budget FY26

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a 2.2 percent rise in government expenditure this ... Published 30 Apr, 2025 05:57am

2025-04-30-12-45

Economic fallout of geopolitical shocks

EDITORIAL: Amid escalating geopolitical tensions and instability in the region – intensified by the ongoing... Published 30 Apr, 2025 05:57am

2025-04-29-01-11

Taking stock of economic situation

EDITORIAL: A well-respected former Finance Minister and academician Dr Hafeez Pasha stated on AAJ Television that ... Published 29 Apr, 2025 03:07am

2025-04-29-01-11

Moment of extreme danger

EDITORIAL: It’s one of those things that would be comical if it weren’t so tragic. As the world watches the... Published 29 Apr, 2025 03:07am

2025-04-28-01-30

Coming to grips with increased US tariffs

EDITORIAL: It appears that the authorities in Pakistan are taking the threat of US tariffs on our trade rather... Updated 28 Apr, 2025 07:49am

2025-04-28-01-30

Why not fix it?

EDITORIAL: It’s rare for a sitting minister to publicly acknowledge the scale of corruption within a state... Updated 28 Apr, 2025 07:50am

2025-04-27-01-18

WHO pandemic treaty

EDITORIAL: The recent landmark agreement reached by member states of the World Health Organisation (WHO) represents... Updated 27 Apr, 2025 06:09am

2025-04-27-01-18

Looming threat of water scarcity

EDITORIAL: The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) mountain range, stretching from Afghanistan to Myanmar, often referred to... Published 27 Apr, 2025 06:13am

2025-04-27-01-18

Divorce and dower payment

EDITORIAL: Divorce almost is always a nasty affair, and can get even nastier where financial obligations are... Published 27 Apr, 2025 06:16am

2025-04-26-12-33

Performance management system

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while speaking at the launching ceremony of the new fully automated digital... Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am