The misappropriation of funds meant for local governments indicates that the bureaucrats running the finance division and successive administrations have either been woefully unaware of constitutional requirements or have remained willfully ignorant
Tax revenue from retailers, wholesalers, and Associations of Persons already exceeded Rs400 billion—far surpassing the Rs50 billion initially projected under the scheme
Loan restructuring plan includes Rs700 billion at lower rates, fresh Rs523 billion exposure; repayment of this loan will be covered through a Rs2.83/unit Debt Servicing Surcharge on electricity bills
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb to chair the Pakistan Crypto Council, Bilal Bin Saqib appointed CEO to lead blockchain and investment strategy; key board members include SBP Governor, SECP Chairman, Federal Law Secretary, and Federal IT Secretary
There is simply one poor policy decision that caused destruction to everything around the dairy ecosystem in the last few decades, and that is the government's obsession to control milk prices, rather than milk quality
Loss-making Public Sector Enterprises (PSE) and privatisation have been a national obsession for the last three decades. Successive governments, military and...
As a society, our culture wants us to conform and follow a laid-down path in life. Innovation requires breaking out of this which means facing our worries about failure, criticism, and the potential negative impact on our careers
Farmers in Pakistan have long struggled with financial challenges, from limited access to bank loans to relying on informal sources with high-interest rates. But...
A man with a simple appearance—rosy complexion, short height, and an ordinary demeanor—but his story was anything but ordinary! Seth Abid Hussain was a...
Dive into the fascinating yet challenging history of The Great Depression—one of the most significant financial crises the world has ever faced. In this...
It is low-value, far smaller an industry than that in India, and is actively being strangled by the government. But Pakistan’s white collar techies and tech-enabled services exporters may hold the key to the country's macroeconomic salvation
Since BAT pulled their vaping product, Vuse, from the market, nearly all of the vapes being sold in Pakistan are illegally smuggled. With a criminally unregulated market to play around in, just how big is this business?
Bureaucracy invokes Bhutto-era nationalisation law, sparking fears of state overreach; private market stakeholders reach out directly to the PM and SIFC