On 10th October 2021 Renowned nuclear scientist and national icon Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan was laid to rest in Islamabad. His funeral prayers, led by Prof Dr Ahmed Al Ghazali, were held…
New Era has started for US after they left Afghanistan
How can you have a war on terrorism when war itself is terrorism?” wrote historian, philosopher and World War II veteran Howard Zinn. Zinn’s words ring true when one does a post-mortem…
Islamic Liquidity Management and focus on Meezan Bank
It is official! The world has changed, and investors find themselves in a “new normal” also when it comes to money market investments. An advanced liquidity management is not just a necessity…
What does Islamic Finance focus on?
The core of Islamic finance is non-interest-bearing Islamic banks. Theories related to Islamic banks originated in Pakistan, which is a second largest Muslim country, and an important member of the Muslim world. Pakistan has participated…
Afghanistan, Pakistan Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Iran after Taliban takeover
The new hard reality in Afghanistan, with the country back under Taliban rule after 20 years, has promptedneighboring nations including Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Iran to rapidly reassess the prospects of…
Taliban Government is on trial
A group of women held a street protest calling on the Taliban to protect their rights, in Kabul. During last five years of rule, the group was condemned internationally for enforcing a…
Islamic finance in 2021
Islamic Financial growth to meet environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) and challenges to Islamic Finance worldwide Islamic finance has significant global growth potential in line with the growing worldwide movement towards…
Mafias are at rule in Pakistan now also accepted by the State Bank itself
At its meeting on 20th September 2021, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to raise the policy rate by 25 basis points to 7.25 percent. Raising rate means to decelerate GDP growth…
Islamic Finance in Pakistan
Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has won Global Islamic Finance Award 2021 for “Best Islamic Stock Exchange” for its outstanding achievements in the field of Islamic finance. GIFA is an international forum…
Food inflation in Pakistan
Pakistan is the grip of growing inflation but the team from Assad Umar to ShaukatTareen has failed to grip it or to bring it down. Our currency is worth less and less…