Mari petroleum diversifies goes into wind power
Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL) is vying to acquire majority shares in Fauji Foundation and Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited, in Foundation Wind Energy-I...
Challenges faced by our Agriculture Sector
Pakistan's agricultural sector suffers from major endemic problems – its per hectare yield is the poorest in the region. We examine why this is so and where priorities should be set for improvement.
Why is Wall Street leaning towards China in manufacturing row?
On a Labor day press conference at the White House, the US President Donald Trump bragged, once reelected, his administration would bring back manufacturing jobs...
Pakistan’s economic prosperity: What could be possible spoilers?
Pakistan on the path to economic recovery and prosperity after the harsh slowdown the entire world suffered as a result of coronavirus and the...
Pakistan’s less talked about peaceful uses of nuclear technology
Atomic energy is not just about bombs that are dropped over cities and people, but it also has a potential for something positive for...
Op-ed: The minimum wage dilemma in Pakistan
Standing in a queue along with other beggars at Seylani, a charity food giver in Karachi, Pakistan, he was in a shabby uniform of...
The truth about the ‘indemnity clause’ in CPEC Authority Bill 2020
The Ministry of Planning, in a series of tweets, released a 'clarification' yesterday regarding reports in the media that the new CPEC Authority Bill,...
Engro Fertilser’s profit doubles since last year
Engro Fertiliser has reported a 111% increase in profits in the quarter ending September 30, 2020. These numbers were recorded in a notice sent...
Chinese tech companies show a keen interest in Pakistan’s Digital City project
After it was revealed earlier this year that Pakistan’s first digital city would complete its planning phase by the end of October this year,...
Construction projects worth Rs63bn registered under PM Imran’s COVID-19 package
The Federal Board of Revenue yesterday said that a hundred and twenty-seven different projects had been registered with the tax department under Prime Minister...
Op-ed: Fee hike in exports has left Pakistani businesses rattled
The recent increase in the fee for obtaining Phyto-certificate, mandatory for the export of perishable items, by 800 per cent without comparing with the...
Op-ed: There is US government infighting over trillions in COVID-19 relief while world suffers
Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic has begun, the world is facing a financial crisis, worse than the one in 2008. Unemployment numbers are climbing,...