Under the first phase of FTA, Pakistan’s trade balance with China had worsened, and it had registered $12 billion mark…
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The recent positivity in stock markets came after the government announced the second supplementary budget withdrawing critical taxes on capital…
Pakistan ranks 164th in the world in terms of its investment in education and health care as the measurement of…
In the latest Monetary Policy announcement, contrary to the market expectations, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced hike in…
Fund raising for Diamer-Bhasha Dam is fine but instead of waiting — at least for a decade, for its commissioning…
Prime Minister Imran Khan while speaking at the launching ceremony of the ‘Pakistan Banao Certificate’ talked about the poor state…
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) should take the initiative of setting up a branch of Pakistan Stock…
Human capital development inevitable for manpower export and remittances With the contribution of human capital in total wealth growing globally,…
Pakistan is yet to make significant attainments in the human development index (HDI), which focuses on measurable dimensions of human…
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan which became an independent state in 1947 is governed by a federal parliamentary constitution. It…
The concept of privatization is not new in Pakistan. It may be traced as back as in 1950s, when Pakistan…
Ardent interest of Saudi Arabia Pakistan wants to develop Gwadar not only as an economic hub but also an oil…
According to a conservative estimate, Pakistan loses approximately 2 percent of its GDP growth every year by virtue of energy…
The government of Prime Minister Imran Khan has promised to introduce a new national energy policy with focus on development…
Ongoing campaigns for growing trees countrywide, strategically meant for combating adverse impact of climate change particularly increased global warming causing…
Engro Powergen Qadirpur Incorporated in 2008 as a subsidiary to develop power projects in Pakistan, Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited is…
Economic role of natural gas Pakistan’s primary energy supply mix clearly shows natural gas as playing major role in country’s…
On 17th day of September 2001, an ambitious article of mine was published in the Pakistan Gulf Economist. The title…
The agriculture sector in Balochistan is facing many serious challenge and constraints for future growth. These challenges include reclamation of…
Quality improvement and the growth of science and technology based education should be the main focus of attention Pakistan faces…
It would not be wrong at all to proclaim that Pakistan is far behind in terms of research produced by…
Education is the basic right of every citizen living in any country and this right is provided amicably by all…
Government should work out a roadmap for development of human resources in the country Education continues to be commercialized in…
Interest in learning from Asia’s high-performing education systems has grown rapidly in recent years. But the lessons from Asian education…
Striving hard by creating wealth of opportunities in the neglected areas to contribute better for Pakistan Opens nationwide campaign to…
Imagine, you are traveling in a car and your friend is driving. How are you supposed to spend maximum time…
Hafiz, a young boy in his early 30s, dilated on his plight why his dream of getting a professional degree…
National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) is a public sector commercial bank of the country that is fully aware of its…
Investing in higher education is very important for the economic development of Balochistan. The province needs academicians, research scholars and…
WorldRemit research shows that switching from offline into digital remittances could free up a further $825 million for education worldwide…
Transportation plays a very important role in the development of a society as the demand for transportation increases along with…
Automotive manufacturing sector is the backbone of engineering spectrum in any country but when compared to many developed countries, our…
Automobile sales were up nominally in December 2018, as against 17%YoY decline in November 2018, sales were up 11%MoM. This…
Govt must support private sector to set up assembling units in Gwadar Sector has been growing at 8pc a year…
The auto policy 2016-21 indeed seems to be revolutionary for the automobile industry and it seems that the monopoly of…
Pakistan, a country with over 208 million population with educated middle class, is focus of attention of the automobile investors…
The Government of Pakistan (GoP) has notified an immediate ban on import of furnace oil (FO) and ordered all the…
Present government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan needs to announce a comprehensive auto policy that could attract new foreign…
Karachi, 10 January 2019: For the third consecutive time, Nestlé Pakistan won the First Prize for “Living the Global Compact…
Life in Pakistan is fast paced, and it doesn’t seem to be getting slower any time soon. In the hustle…
Apart from managing the twin deficits (fiscal and current) in 2019, the government will be on its toes to clear…
Traditionally, Pakistan and China have cooperated closely at the strategic and political levels. Since 2014, the two countries are now…
100,000 jobs offered by Qatar will reduce unemployment, increase foreign exchange. President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All…
The quantum of Government of Pakistan (GoP) borrowings from State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has lately reached 12.6 percent of…
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…