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Putting people to work
THE democratic government more responsive to the needs of the electorate — that includes a sizeable number of the poor…
Eying strategic investor
AS the deadline of first week of September for demutualisation of stock exchanges draws nearer, nervous retail stock investors, huddled…
Heavy cost of incompetence
WHILE vacating a stay order against gas price determination by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority about two weeks ago,…
Improved outlook for cotton crop
EARLY clues about cotton crop are becoming positive in Punjab, creating hopes that the predicted output losses may become less…
Lemon prices up on rising demand
Lemon prices have shot up by more than 35 per cent over last two months to touch Rs130-140 per kg…
Sindh crop hit by water shortage
COTTON picking has started in some districts of Sindh though currently the pace is slow. Market price of phutti per…
Left Bank Outfall Drain: a friend or foe?
THE people of Badin have expressed their reservation about expansion of LBOD drainage capacity, fearing another catastrophe in their area…
Nato supplies put under stringent clearing system
NATO containers will now be put under stringent clearing system including scanning and sealing of each box by customs and…
World commodities
Oil
IN the New York market, Brent crude futures climbed above $101 a barrel on July 12, as the US…
Agro export processing zone
THE first ever agro export processing zone located near Sabzi Mandi on the Super Highway has achieved an important milestone…
Resistance to power sector reforms
THE power crisis is worsening with every passing day in spite of injection of huge funds by the government specially…
Solar energy lures huge investment
WHILE India is facing an acute power crisis, there is one segment in the electricity sector where the sun is…
Income inequality and recession
THE rising income inequality is a growing concern for policymakers in many countries, according to IMF officials.
The problem has…
Making ARDC autonomous
THOUGH the government introduced the Alternative Dispute Resolution mode in tax disputes in 2004, it is as yet not the…
Flawed natural gas policy
OVER time natural gas has become a vital energy source for Pakistan. In 2009-10, the country consumed about 1.5 trillion…
Surge in remittances
AFTER crossing $13 billion mark in fiscal 2012, home remittances are now equal to more than half of our total…
Will land record computerisation end corruption?
ON June 30, the Supreme Court of Pakistan directed all the provinces to computerise land revenue records within three months…
‘Better cotton’ initiative
THE road from local cotton fields to textile products in the stores of global brands and retailers around the world…
‘Depression economics’
FOUR years down the road, politicians and economists remain deeply divided on policies and framework for coming out of depression.…
Banks’ apetite for T-bills
BANKS exhibited their craving for investment in zero-risk government treasury bills in the very first auction in the new fiscal…
