A video of the much-awaited sedan MG 5 has been circulating on social media. After being teased by Javed Afridi in February 2021, seeing a real-life unit aboard a car trailer has stirred excitement among people waiting for more options in the sedan sector.
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday launched SME Asaan Finance to facilitate small and medium enterprises by providing them with collateral-free loans. This is following the government's promise to promote SMEs that contribute 40pc to the annual GDP of Pakistan.
On Monday, advanced combat Apache helicopters were put in use to disperse panic-ridden Afghan masses from the tarmac at Kabul airport. With chaos enveloping...
Pakistan has immense potential, but achieving sustainable and inclusive growth requires a strong commitment from the government, greater private sector participation, and overcoming structural challenges. The present government is serious about addressing the major concerns faced by the economy, and its ambitious plans can become a reality with rational and long-term planning.
High protectionism serves as a hurdle to industrialization and needs to be addressed in order for the manufacturing sector to grow sustainably, create employment, and earn foreign exchange by increasing and diversifying exports. They also emphasize that modern techniques need to be adopted to enhance productivity, Executive Director & Secretary General APTMA explains.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, Pakistan's ticking bomb are the hundreds of thousands of retired government employees and ex-army officials. The country has a trillion-Rupee problem, and it's growing: funding old government employees and army pensioners after retirement. The sheer quantum of the amount is creating a bigger issue than even the power sector’s circular debt. We give you an exegesis of the issue and possible long-term solutions.
24/8 explains Pakistan. Twenty-four officials and eight athletes went to the Olympics. He argues that Pakistan's government is all about officialdom, privilege, and arbitrary power; there is no role for professionalism or problem-solving through research and innovation or even hard work. Is it a wonder that even tiny Qatar came back with two gold medals and we empty-handed? Vice Chancellor PIDE argues
Former Chairman WAPDA argues that today's crisis in the water sector is not related to the 'hardware' of low reservoir capacity but the 'software' of institutional operational mismanagement. It is poor regulation and a failure to modernize the system, compounded by unchequered population growth and lack of modern farming that is turning Pakistan into a water-stressed country.
Pakistan according to IMF is world's third most water stressed country. It needs hundreds of small dams, seepage proof canals, innovative methods of water use and conservation and need to abandon flood irrigation. Yet its federal and provincial government remain oblivious of these challenges, argues an ex-Advisor World Bank.
