All causes, economic or political, need at least one champion to survive and thrive. Muhammad Ali Jinnah played that role in rallying support for a separate homeland for Indian Muslims, BR Ambedkar for the oppressed castes, Jawaharlal Nehru for the third world, Elon Musk for electric vehicles, and Kerry Packer for the commercialisation of cricket. Notwithstanding the need for robust institution
Pakistan has been facing a default-like situation and is nearly bankrupt, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Sunday, attributing the crisis to widespread tax evasion by the big fish. The minister said major sectors like retailers and wholesalers were reluctant to fulfil their tax duties, which he added was a primary cause of the country’s economic woes. Talking to the media in his hometo
On its way to missing targets in the current financial year, Pakistan’s biggest challenge now is fiscal consolidation and reforms amid a weak coalition government and political instability stemming from accusations of electoral fraud, the Washington-based Institute of International Finance (IIF) has said. On the other hand, exchange rate, monetary policy, energy subsidies and state-owned enterp
Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday experienced a significant recovery, driven by the World Bank’s approval of $150 million project financing and completion of final review under the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) $3 billion standby arrangement (SBA). In the morning, the market saw a lacklustre start with the KSE-100 index touching the intra-day low of 65,301.73 points. However, invest
Shrugging off overnight gloomy sentiments, the stock market on Monday staged a strong rebound aided by aggressive foreign buying indicating improved investor confidence in the economic direction of the country. Ahsan Mehanti of Arif Habib Corporation said stocks showed strong recovery as investors weighed World Bank approval of $149.7 million project financing and release of $1.1 billion early