IMF puts five demands before Shehbaz Sharif govt
By Mehtab Haider Published in The News on April 21, 2022 ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet Wednesday expressed serious concerns on the economic situation of the country, with Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail telling the press later on that the PTI government had laid down ‘atom bombs’ instead of […]
New finance minister faces uphill tasks, warns WB
By Shahbaz Rana Published in The Express Tribune on April 20, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The day Pakistan appointed its new finance minister to cope with the challenges – containing rising inflation and navigating through one of the worst external sector crisis, the World Bank on Tuesday reminded the country that 34%[…]
UAE announces 10 types of new entry, residence visas
Published in The Express Tribune on April 18, 2022 In one of the biggest overhauls of the visa system, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday introduced a new entry and residence scheme offering “10 types of entry visas with simplified requirements and more benefits”. According to an official statement,[…]
Minimum wage is no puzzler
By Dr Pervez Tahir Published in The Express Tribune on December 17, 2021 Employers have gone to the Supreme Court of Pakistan against the Sindh High Court judgement endorsing the provincial government’s decision to fix minimum wage at Rs25,000 per month. The legal argument is that due procedure has not[…]









