The quantum of Government of Pakistan (GoP) borrowings from State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has lately reached 12.6 percent of…
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Prime Minister Imran Khan has claimed in his several speeches that his government is committed to alleviate poverty and rehabilitate…
President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel…
In the recent months Pak rupee has depreciated significantly. This has on one hand increased debt servicing and on the…
The new year is on track to be one of the toughest economically and financially that Pakistan has witnessed in…
Gwadar Port and the $62 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will continue to attract world’s attention throughout the new year…
President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel…
Pakistan’s economy in 2018 faced many challenges like trade, current account and budget deficits, high inflation, depletion in foreign currency…
Pakistan is a country of diversities; so many things are happening at the same time, it’s a dynamic country with…
Nationwide Campaign of Bahria University Karachi (Dept of H&SS) to spread awareness about Blue Economy The idea of Blue Economy…
The year 2018 was a unique year in the history of Pakistan as it witnessed a new political party coming…
The year 2018 was no different for Pakistan since there was surge in the oil import bill despite the lower…
Pakistan capital market is likely to remain volatile and reactive to the news flows. Exchange rate parity will be the…
Pakistan has the highest mobile penetration rate in the South Asian region. There is a tough competition among five cellular…
Pakistan contains vast renewable energy potential. As per last national plan, Pakistan can only have a 5 percent of total…
The above table gives a snapshot of banking industry performance at the close of third quarter of CY2018. From the table, key…
Even the greatest pundit in the world cannot predict accurate trend in the stock market. The seasoned and the savvy…
The calendar year 2018 is going to be ended. Pakistan rupee has lost about a third of its value against US dollar since the…
In the wake of widening external deficits, dwindling reserves and uncompetitive exports in the back drop of political uncertainty, the…
A deterioration of fundamental business dynamics is expected to adversely affect the dividend payment capacity of the listed companies over…
For both foreign and local investors, Gwadar Port city offers enormous business opportunities. Gwadar Port has the potential to become…
The policy makers in Quetta and Islamabad should focus on the development of social sector and make significant investments in…
Pakistan heavily relies on imported energy – petroleum oil and fuel gases – to run the economy. According to estimates,…
Crude oil refineries are the most important segment of the energy chain in Pakistan. They not only save billions of…
Natural gas plays a major role in the energy matrix of Pakistan. It accounts for almost 32 percent of the…
Humanity on the planet earth is the creature of experiences, symbols, identities, struggle and intelligence to observe. Nature, as an…
Present govt must formulate an aggressive exploration policy for the province Present government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan needs…
The recent gas crisis in Karachi, provincial capital of Sindh is the most glaring example of incompetency of the incumbent…
The OPEC-led group of oil producers announced a supply cut of 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) in crude oil…
Present government of Prime Minister Imran Khan should announce incentives for induction of the private sector in fisheries development, as…
No.1 passport UAE has overtaken Singapore and Germany as the country with the world’s most powerful passport. According to Passport…
It was way back in 2011 when the United Arab Emirates (UAE) held first-ever single-country exhibition in Karachi, Pakistan. The…
UAE Vision 2021 was launched by H. H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the…
Ihsan Trust founded (registered) on 07th day of January 2010 is a non-profit organization, established with the aim of providing…
Khalifa Coastal Oil Refinery (KCR) project a mega oil refinery planned in Pakistan and almost one of the largest investments…
Centuries back the location of towns and cities, at least superficially, seemed to be largely determined by the preferences of…
In less than two years time, Expo 2020 Dubai will welcome the international community to the UAE for a six-month…
Sugar cartel has refused to commence cane crushing on the pretext that sugarcane price fixed by the government is high…
There are more than two million Pakistanis working in the United Arab Emirates which is one of the leading sources…
As the population around the world increases, along with the number of vehicles and industries, the demand for energy is…
With a strategic location in the region and having vast untapped natural resources, diversity of climate, simultaneously five ecological zones,…
The current government has completed hundred days milestone with mixed performance. Most of the economic indicators are not very encouraging…
The critical juncture at which the present government was formed may prove to be a bane or boon for Pakistan…
The grand ceremony held in Islamabad to mark completion of 100 days of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government may have…
Present government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan must ensure continuity and timely completion of all development projects and schemes…
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Harald Finger visited Islamabad from November 7-20, 2018 to initiate discussions on…
Both Pakistan and India are nuclear power, have fought various wars and constantly live in state of war ever since…
Education must be the top priority of the Balochistan government, which should provide both financial and technical support to improve…
Faced with an immediate balance of payment (BoP) crisis, the incumbent government headed by Imran Khan is working on a…
Nowadays, a lot of changes are happening in the remittance and money transfer industry. Margins on remittances are declining. Competition…
Pakistan’s education sector is being identified as poor quality by independent analysts since long. The education sector is getting the…
Must focus on strategy, certification and making standard in marketing and packaging Halal food is often used in reference to…
MSCI downgraded and relocated four Pakistani Stocks from its Index Series. The Stocks of MLCF and HONDA CAR were removed…
Historically, textiles and clothing sector of Pakistan has been the biggest foreign exchange earner as the successive governments have been…
CPEC and its importance China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, or CPEC, is an initiative that has potential to take Pakistan’s economy to…
Financial Technology (Fintech) is an exponentially growing space in Pakistan, aiming to replace the traditional financial services, even if not…
The implementation of mega construction projects under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is likely to give an impetus to the growth…
Pakistan’s accumulated current account deficit has reached US$19 billion and it faces payments worth US$9 billion for previously taken loans.…
Education is one of the most crucial factors for socio-economic development of any country. Many resources play a part in…
Despite significant improvement noticed in quite a number of developing and emerging economies for empowering women through strategies like Millennium…
Pakistan — a country of over 200 million souls, although the sixth largest (population wise) country of the world, yet…
Inconclusive IMF talks have extended market uncertainty, but a lack of definitive bearish movement indicates money managers are paying due…
The outlook is facing increased uncertainty. In this global context, Pakistan’s economy continues to expand while vulnerabilities mount. Agriculture, industry…
Pakistan cannot grow economically without ensuring protection of consumer’s rights with the emergence of competitive environment in markets of goods…
It’s 2018; women have made strides in politics, business, technology and culture. But even those friends we considered forward-thinking questioned…
The government of Prime Minister Imran Khan should focus and pay special attention to the untapped sectors of Balochistan economy…
Strategically located Gilgit-Baltistan borders the Wakhan corridor of Afghanistan to the northwest, China’s Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang to the…
Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC) was incorporated in 1978 as a joint venture between Fauji Foundation, a charitable trust in…
With the contribution of human capital in total wealth growing globally, the creation of a skilled labor force that is…
Education is critical to the social and economic development and has a profound impact on population health. Education and health…
Islamic finance industry in Pakistan has witnessed a strong growth in Pakistan over the last decade, with the share of…
The collaboration between industry and the academic world has always been an important but complex topic. Due to the rapid…
Balochistan is the country’s poorest province with standards of living and social indicators lagging substantially behind the rest of the…
Technology is a major part of our lives today; since we wake-up in the morning to the time we go…
Prime Minister Imran Khan recently returned home from his first official visit to China. Certainly, Pakistan actually needs trade not…
Since 2012 Ali Hajvery Free Drug Bank (AHFDB) has restored 800,000 lives by providing free of cost medicines to deserving…
According to World Bank’s Doing Business Report 2019, Pakistan carried out three business reforms during the past year to help…
The benchmark index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) posted 1.6%MoM gain during October 2018 and closed at nearly 41,650 points,…
Commercial banks are the core providers of liquidity to the private sector and the biggest investors in government securities (Treasury…
Last week, Prime Minister Imran Khan paid an important visit to China at a time when Pakistan is facing multi-facet…
Balochistan is rich in renewable energy (RE) resources, which must be exploited for sustainable development of the province. The government…
Women’s empowerment in Pakistan is heavily dependent on many different variables that include geographical location (urban/rural), educational status, social status,…
Pakistan has the lowest rate of female entrepreneurship in the world, with merely 1% of female entrepreneurs compared to 21%…
The growing participation of women in politics in Pakistan and the decision-making process is a strong sign of weakening traditional…
The life insurance market for women is large, growing, and underdeveloped. This is particularly true for working mothers who have…
Reportedly, Saudi Arabia has finally agreed to offer Pakistan a US$6 billion support package to overcome its prevailing precarious current…
Saleema, living in a shack in a shantytown in Karachi, is 18-year old maid who has been working since she…