Shabbar Zaidi
6 POSTS
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
Perspective
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
Perspective
The Umbilical Cord
The United States remains the last fallback for Pakistan in times of every economic crisis
Insight
Living in Denial
It is high time to take a reality check and acknowledge our failures in the economic sphere
Perspective
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