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Farhan Bokhari
Farhan Bokhari

  • December 10, 2025

    Economy versus reality

    The seal for the International Monetary Fund is seen near the World Bank...

  • November 26, 2025

    Battling corruption

    The representational image shows money being delivered as bribery. —...

  • November 13, 2025

    Beyond the 27th

    The representational image shows people waving flags as they rally in...

  • October 29, 2025

    Investing in Pakistan

    A man walks with sacks of supplies on his shoulder to deliver to a nearby...

  • October 16, 2025

    Turmoil and the economy

    The representational image shows a man sitting beside closed shops during...

  • October 01, 2025

    Remembering Baba Gulab

    The NIH entrance can be seen in this image. — [email protected]/FileAs...

  • September 10, 2025

    The battle within

    Residents stand at an embankment as they wait to be rescued from a...

  • August 27, 2025

    How to rescue Pakistan

    A representational image distributing free flat bread in Peshawar,...

  • August 15, 2025

    Bibi Zainab’s victory

    In this undated image, pilgrims are seen arriving in the holy city of...

  • July 30, 2025

    Noor Mukadam’s legacy

    Noor Mukadam. —TheNews/FileMore than four years after Noor Mukadam was...

  • July 30, 2025

    Noor Mukadam’s legacy

    Noor Mukadam. —TheNews/FileMore than four years after Noor Mukadam was...

  • July 17, 2025

    Saving the economy

    People walk in Lahore in this image. — AFP/FileAs Pakistan began...

  • July 17, 2025

    Saving the economy

    Pakistan today stands safely away from its dangerous outlook just two years ago

  • July 06, 2025

    Empire after Ashura

    Muslim gather to attend a mourning ritual on the eve of Ashura, which...

  • July 06, 2025

    Empire after Ashura

    Muslim gather to attend a mourning ritual on the eve of Ashura, which...

  • July 06, 2025

    Empire after Ashura

    Muslim gather to attend a mourning ritual on the eve of Ashura, which...

  • June 29, 2025

    Repentance in Muharram

    The powerful tradition of repentance will be highlighted yet again as...

  • June 29, 2025

    Repentance in Muharram

    The powerful tradition of repentance will be highlighted yet again as...

  • June 22, 2025

    Beyond the budget

    For too long, high input costs, driven by protectionist tariffs, have stifled growth of value-added exports

  • June 11, 2025

    Testing the budget

    Budget is non-starter because it fails to enforce minimum wage that is convincingly sufficient for low-income household

  • May 28, 2025

    Victory for Pakistan

    Pakistan, as member of world’s exclusive club of nuclear powers, must remain grateful to India for Delhi’s nuclear tests of May 1998

  • May 14, 2025

    Betting on Beijing

    This was time US slapped sanctions on Pakistan for latter’s use of American equipment to defend itself

  • April 30, 2025

    Securing Pakistan conclusively?

    Securing Pakistan must come with actions where it matters most: for the people of Pakistan who are suffering most

  • April 16, 2025

    Change for climate

    It is clear that radical policy shift is essential if Pakistan seeks to make meaningful difference in its future outlook

  • March 20, 2025

    Hazrat Ali’s martyrdom

    Memory of Hazrat Ali on commemoration of his martyrdom must revive multiple lessons for downtrodden

  • March 12, 2025

    To pay or not?

    Failure to impose credible farm tax is embedded both in Pakistan’s politics and country’s sorry economic history

  • February 26, 2025

    Reality check

    Official image versus powerful reality on ground presents solid evidence of missing reality check

  • February 12, 2025

    Banking for success

    Innovation through use of progressive means for broadening their lending portfolios is essential way forward for future

  • January 29, 2025

    The price of curbing dissent

    Curbing dissent through merely enacting new laws is set to become more than just semi-futile

  • January 01, 2025

    Solvency or stability?

    For now, IMF agreement provides essential cushion to help Pakistan return from the brink of Sri-Lanka-type default on foreign repayments

  • December 18, 2024

    Untamed economy

    State Bank overlook considerable challenges surrounding Pakistan's economy

  • December 04, 2024

    Unholy taxation

    In recent weeks, banks have searched for new borrowers, willing to take fresh debt at below-market rates

  • November 20, 2024

    Battling hunger?

    Pakistan’s wheat farmers face unusually large pitfalls highlighting root cause of downward slide in agriculture

  • November 06, 2024

    Dangerous power?

    For many in the ruling structure, the latest move is set to arm the government with greater clout

  • October 23, 2024

    A false start?

    Despite securing IMF loan worth $7b for next three years, country will at best remain just afloat

  • October 09, 2024

    Politics of freebies

    $8500 returned by Keir Starmer was paid against cost of tickets to musical concert, horse racing events and football match

  • September 25, 2024

    After the bailout

    Going forward, government must launch an emergency campaign to support the plantation of new crops

  • September 11, 2024

    Controversy amid chaos

    Dar has periodically shown more than an active interest in his former cabinet portfolio

  • September 01, 2024

    Averting Pakistan’s crises

    Governments at centre and provinces lack popular legitimacy that is deeply essential to enable Pakistan to tackle some of toughest challenges that country faces

  • August 25, 2024

    Remembering the aftermath

    It is no surprise that millions of mourners from across the world will join processions in Karbala on Sunday to remember aftermath of 'Ashura’'

  • August 14, 2024

    Celebrating our independence

    Tumultuous circumstances surrounding the country’s creation triggered much scepticism over its future

  • July 31, 2024

    Meaningless future

    Failure to lay ground for long-delayed journey towards new future will only imperil Pakistan’s destiny

  • July 17, 2024

    Remembering the Ashura

    Tragedy that unfolded after Ashura has no parallels in the history of Islam

  • July 03, 2024

    Economic disconnect

    Seldom before has Pakistan become locked in such a widespread economic slowdown coinciding with uncertain politics

  • June 05, 2024

    Meaningless budget

    The sanctity of budgetary commitments has been squandered repeatedly as successive regimes have announced robust development plans

  • June 02, 2024

    Disconnect at Jati Umra: elite retreat vs national crisis

    PML-N leaders including Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz, party President Nawaz...

  • May 22, 2024

    Cost of reversal

    Pakistan’s electricity consumers were encouraged to adopt solar generation as a way to increase power generation

  • May 08, 2024

    Tattered rule

    Events leading up to the upcoming protests and beyond are a powerful reminder of Pakistan’s once relatively functional ruling environment

  • April 25, 2024

    Asma’s legacy for justice

    A representational image showing late Pakistani human rights activist and...

  • April 10, 2024

    A viable Pakistan?

    Promising so-far-undelivered has been a repeated pattern in Pakistan’s unfortunate journey