EU-China summit: in the background looms tussle
Chinese leaders and senior EU officials hold a video summit Monday with tensions rising over new tariffs targeting Chinese firms and European disquiet at...
How successful was SBP’s rozgar scheme
For private security services Covid-19 pandemic posed multiple problems. The closing down of business and industries meant loss of revenues for them, reducing overheads...
Ways Covid-19 can accelerate development in Pakistan
Human health and wellbeing have never seemed more essential to economic development than they are today. In the midst of a global pandemic, I am...
Trump threatens decoupling from China amid talks
US President Donald Trump threatened decoupling of the United States from China, maintaining that he had the option to separate from China's deeply intertwined...
WTO rules in favour of Qatar in case against Saudi Arabia
A panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules in favour of Qatar against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. It said that Riyadh failed to...
Iraqis furious over austerity measures amid massive reform plan
Like she had done for years, Nisrine Saleh arrived at the bank to withdraw her monthly pension, paid by Iraq's government. But this time,...
Middle East problems amplified by coronavirus
A second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is raising its ugly head. It is putting Middle East leaders at a crossroads as they struggle...
How Body Corporates Can Protect Strata Communities from Coronavirus
Coronavirus has turned the entire world upside down. From homes and offices to stores and travel hubs, procedure and operations have been limited and...
Why lower energy costs don’t trickle down in Pakistan
As energy prices hit new lows in international markets - due to plummeting global demand owing to the Coronavirus - business dynamics in Pakistan...
How to Adjust Your Finances to Survive the Pandemic
We're all in the midst of a pandemic, and there aren't too many of us who are going to get out financially unscathed. The...
A comprehensive analysis of National Budget 2020-21: opportunities, failures & myths
The national budget 2020-21 presented today offers no surprises. Announced in a typical PTI style where, as usual, ambiguity prevails on where the real...
PTI govt presents its second federal budget with total outlay of Rs 7294.9 billion
The federal budget for the next fiscal year 2020-21 with a total outlay of 7294.9 billion rupees was presented. Minister for Industries and Production...