If it weren’t for Moody's, we would never have found out banks are vulnerable to ‘an event risk in B3 sovereign level’

Political power is almost always acquired through rhetoric. But it is inevitably lost to the facts of economic life.

The hearings before the standing committee on finance have turned the serious question of tax reform into a joke.

I believe the number one economic problem facing Pakistan today is inflation, present and projected.

Politics aside, it’s worth considering some of the arguments presented against the bill.

Cost of debt servicing is going to rise faster than ability to service new debt.

Opportunities came and went but the finance ministry failed to impress the cabinet to rally around the bill.

In the 1990s, when Pakistan was not a strategic asset like it is today, we would have been dumped a long time back.

Despite the rumours, it turns out things are by and large alright between Pakistan and the United States.

I can give voice to my anguish at it all, but I fear only the dogs will hear my words.