Shabbar Zaidi

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The writer is one of Pakistan’s best-known chartered accountants and a senior partner in A.F. Ferguson. He served as the 26th chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue

Two Lost Decades of Pakistan Economy 2002 – 2022

During the last two decades, all the relevant parties have ruled this country, including the establishment, but they all failed to deliver

The Umbilical Cord

The United States remains the last fallback for Pakistan in times of every economic crisis

Living in Denial

It is high time to take a reality check and acknowledge our failures in the economic sphere

Rich Elite, Poor Country?

In spite of rampant poverty, many Pakistanis live the good life

Tackling Usury — Rationally

Interest and usury are socio-economic subjects and can be handled by the human intellect

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Pak Army vows to punish those responsible for May 9 violence

Noose of law is also tightened around the planners and masterminds, who mounted the hate ripened and politically driven rebellion against the state and state institutions  

Political Transition: A Shift from Oligarchy to Plutocracy

The growing dominance of the wealthy in politics raises questions about Pakistan's commitment to democratic principles.

BIPL sale controversy, SHC orders ‘status-quo’

Transfer of the majority shares and management control to JS Group put on hold as one entity cannot own two banks under the Pakistani law

Shareholders demand SBP not to transfer BIPL shares to JS Bank

SHC Single Bench, which barred JS Group from acquiring another banking license, to hear the sale of BIPL to JS Bank case on Divisional Bench orders