Skyrocketing electricity bills and response of the Prime Minister
Skyrocketing electricity bills have blown the minds of consumers. As reported by a private media channel, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took notice of the...
Pakistan’s leather exports fell by 18.99 percent- PBS
According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), country’s leather exports fell by 18.99 percent in the first month of fiscal year 2022-23 (1MFY23)...
Power generation down by 9.8 percent during Jul’22- AHL
Power crisis have significantly affected the country as a whole, including business community and the households. There is an inverse relationship prevailing between the...
Is the IT industry at stake due to political rivalry in Pakistan?
Information and Technology (IT) industry in Pakistan is flourishing after remaining an untapped potential for years. IT exports during July-March FY2022 surged to $1.948...
Ban on imports substituted with new regulatory duty rates
Federal Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail on Saturday said that the government has issued the SRO needed to reverse the ban on import of...
Is the hike in petroleum products’ prices justified?
Petroleum products' prices have remained talk of the town from last couple of months as they have affected the masses. Renowned economist Dr. Atif...
Snatching a decent way of earning from the vulnerable in Pakistan!
Massive increase in prices of petroleum products has led to a significant fall in demand for auto rickshaws. During the month of July 2022,...
Alarming budget deficit revealed!
Consequences of massive economic deterioration have started to come on the surface as the summary of consolidated fiscal operation uploaded by the Finance Division...
Learning from Asia’s extraordinary policymakers
My last article was an ode to Mahbub ul Haq. His untimely death at the turn of the century robbed our country of a...
Quit smoking or pay taxes!
During his press conference on Thursday, Federal Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail created panic among smokers as he said that the government would impose...
CarFirst announces shutting down its operations in Pakistan
The online platform provided car sellers a procedure to get their vehicles inspected and sold at a price within an hour.
Deposits increased- so are the earnings of banks!
The bank deposits grew by a notable 17 percent over the past one year to Rs.22.1 trillion in July as compared to Rs.18.8 trillion...