Stories by Farhan Bokhari

Moving The Needle From Red To Green

With green practices in their operations and lending practices, banks have adopted a proactive approach to take Pakistan out of the red zone.

Published 09 Feb, 2025 10:07am

Boost your brain power

The human brain is the most complex organ which relentlessly keeps on evolving and producing ever better results.

Published 02 Mar, 2019 07:02am

Importing success?

Rulers have ignored the mistakes committed in the nation’s history.

Published 08 Jan, 2019 06:25am

Three challenges

Pakistan must address three problems before turning to the rest.

Published 12 Nov, 2018 06:59am

Businesses await economic pain

Nowhere in our history have we had our imports in dollar terms being more than double our exports.

Updated 16 Jul, 2018 09:49am

Faltering deadlines

The challenge is to reform the tax machinery.

Published 12 Dec, 2017 06:31am

‘Darnomics’ legacy

Recklessness was the order of the day under Dar.

Published 27 Nov, 2017 06:37am

Relevant front?

The rulers fail to understand the roots of our slide.

Published 18 Sep, 2017 07:05am

Back to the IMF?

Welcome to yet another tragic chapter in our economy’s history.

Published 05 Sep, 2017 02:32am

Poor governance

Making tough choices is difficult in the run-up to polls.

Published 17 Aug, 2017 07:02am

Shameless evasion

This is a chance to reform Pakistan’s resource base.

Published 03 Aug, 2017 03:19am

Half empty

The economic disconnect is all too evident.

Published 24 Jul, 2017 06:48am

Curbing non-profits

Slapping taxes on non-profits is not justified.

Published 26 Jun, 2017 03:38am

A hard image

No attempt is being made to send positive vibes.

Published 06 Jun, 2017 01:21am

An ad hoc country?

We continue to roll along without a distinct road map.

Updated 25 May, 2017 07:01am

Securing Pakistan?

Missile tests won’t forestall our downhill slide.

Published 22 Feb, 2017 01:35am

Dead end?

The path to reform must begin with a cleanup at the top.

Published 10 Jan, 2017 01:10am

Real-life issues

Exactly what will decide the fate of our security?

Published 27 Dec, 2016 02:09am

The big disconnect

Only the politically influential are positioned to oversee wage increases.

Published 08 Dec, 2016 06:37am

Poor food security

Agriculture hardly figures as a priority for our rulers.

Published 20 Nov, 2016 07:04am