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Time and again in the history of Pakistan violence has erupted by using the name of Islam. Recent instance is of Khadim Husain Rizvi who created law and order situation after verdict of…

Pakistan’s economy is in shamble and the rupee has never been as weak as it is looking in the last Q of CY 2018 with inflation at surge now at 7%. The…

Budget for FY 2018 and thereafter interim budget of Assad Umar have arrived with new finance bill and new taxes just to nip the down troddens and saving elites. According to recently…

Muhammad Arif Chairman Centre of Advisory Services for Islamic Banking and Finance (CAIF), Former Head of FSCD SBP, Former Head of Research Arif Habib Investments and Member IFSB Task Force for development…

With new Government having Assad Umar as Finance Minister with Economic Advisor and member of Economic Advisory Committee based on the same persons (like Dr Ishrat, Syed Saleem Raza etc. etc.) that…

Pakistan is still under rhetoric’swith lot of expectations and speculations. Ruling PTI and establishment are looking to be on one page, whereas PML N and PPP are striving to create some space…

It was March 2001. I telephoned to Research Centre of JS Bank from State Bank but it wrongly met with Mr. Sohail of that Centre. When he knew my name, he requested…

Muhammad Arif (Chairman CAIF) UAE Islamic banking assets have risen to $141.5bn. UAE Central Bank official says UAE now holds about 7% of global Islamic banking assets. UAE Islamic Banking and Finance…

Muhammad Arif Today we are living in a confused environment. Everything is looking moving towards segmentation. Government is claiming revival of economy with 5.3% GDP growth. This is the same trend where…