Tag: Farhan Bokhari

As Pakistan battles multiple pitfalls, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government hopes to oversee a period of stability following today’s approval of a new IMF loan worth $7 billion. It is … Read More

Pakistan’s independence day celebrations today must be a powerful reminder of the multiple adversities surrounding the country’s birth, overcome in time by the resilience of its people. Born ahead of … Read More

Pakistan’s plea to friendly countries for a delay in repayment of its upcoming financial dues is in danger of eventually becoming meaningless. Seen another way, it is merely a repeat … Read More

As Pakistan’s farmers grapple with the terrible fallout from this year’s crash of domestic wheat prices, the Punjab government’s plan to set up a glass-roof train commuting from Islamabad to … Read More

Pakistan’s annual budget due this month is in danger of becoming meaningless unless backed by progressive and brave policy reforms. For years, successive governments have presided over largely inconsequential budgets … Read More

As Pakistan’s finance managers crunch numbers to raise pitifully low national revenue, quick policy reversals to meet the gap will inevitably cause more harm than good. Tragically, however, the ongoing … Read More

As Pakistan tackles an escalating wheat supply crisis amid a threatened nationwide protest by farmers from Friday (May 10), a chronic pattern is set to repeat itself. Events leading up … Read More

The prospect of Ishaq Dar’s return as finance minister in a PML-N government after the next elections will be a baffling choice. Even a delay in elections still leaves compelling … Read More

As former prime minister Nawaz Sharif prepares for his return to Pakistan next month after four years in exile, his party’s target for defining his successful re-entry to politics is … Read More