Educating Political Workers on June 15, 2023Our history is full of violent incidents. On every political, social and religious issue, there is a reaction, and it usually comes in the form of public campaigns, media advocacy, seminars, conferences, rallies, conventions, and mass public protests, peaceful or violent. These forums lead to a movement and evoke social unrest and civil war. Among […]
In the Line of Duty on November 18, 2022Pakistan’s major cities contain one of the most complicated infrastructures of electricity around the world, which can partially be attributed to the haphazard, unplanned, and mushrooming housing societies in metropolises. To make the situation worst, it is indeed, an extreme challenge for power utilities to ensure the supply of electricity to the customers, mainly in […]
Missing opportunities on August 17, 2020COVID-19 pandemic has, undoubtedly, hit the entire world. It swallowed millions of precious lives including old and young people—an irreparable loss for generations. The pandemic ceased the cycle of economic growth and pushed the world towards multiple crises including unemployment and hunger. The novel coronavirus introduced a new way of challenging life, which is being […]
Aftermath of WHT : SBP injects another Rs 133.3b into market on September 4, 2015KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday injected further Rs 133 billion in the banking system for eight days against the cut-off yield of 6.53% through the Open Market Operation (OMO). This is the second OMO of the central bank in the month of September and the practice may continue in the coming […]
Remittances to keep growing, crossing $20b mark on August 26, 2015KARACHI: Remittances by overseas Pakistanis are likely to continue growing in the current and next financial year and cross the $20 billion mark because of intensifying competition among banks, enhanced services standards of banks and improved level of awareness among expatriates.The number of banks branches opening in different countries has increased significantly, whereas different channels […]