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2 weeks ago | 
tribune.com.pk | Nabil Tahir |Ali Sabir
By ALI ASAD SABIR | PUBLISHED April 06, 2025 KARACHI: Economic growth is meant to uplift a nation, raising the standard of living for all its people. However, in Pakistan, it often feels like the economic progress is only benefiting a select few. When elite wealth grows faster than the overall economy, capital accumulates, but it doesn't do so in a way that fosters broader growth.
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1 month ago | 
tribune.com.pk | Ali Sabir
By ALI ASAD SABIR | PUBLISHED March 23, 2025 LAHORE: In less than a week, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is expected to publish its 2025 “Special 301” annual report. The report reviews the global state of intellectual property (IP) rights protection and enforcement.For reasons that are obvious to anyone that lives here, Pakistan has always been on the list, and this year may mark a worsened ranking in the report.
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1 month ago | 
tribune.com.pk | Ali Sabir
By ALI ASAD SABIR | PUBLISHED March 02, 2025 KARACHI: At the inaugural Pakistan Banking Summit 2025, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb emphasised the critical need to modernise Pakistan’s banking infrastructure through comprehensive digitisation. A particularly noteworthy aspect of his address was the appeal to authorities, especially the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), to cultivate a progressive and adaptable stance towards cryptocurrency.
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2 months ago | 
tribune.com.pk | Ali Sabir
By ALI ASAD SABIR | PUBLISHED February 16, 2025 KARACHI: As the only nuclear-powered Islamic nation that is constantly in search of financial stability, it’s worth reflecting on what is holding Pakistan back.
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2 months ago | 
tribune.com.pk | Ali Sabir
By ALI ASAD SABIR | PUBLISHED February 02, 2025 KARACHI: Could a newcomer disrupt the established order in the AI world? That's the question on everyone's mind as China’s DeepSeek AI model makes waves with its claim to deliver performance comparable to giants like OpenAI, Google, and Meta, but at a fraction of the cost.
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Jan 7, 2024 | 
tribune.com.pk | Ali Sabir
KARACHI:As one of the top ten countries most severely impacted by climate change, Pakistan has experienced devastating floods and heatwaves in recent years. A prolonged decline in annual rainfall characterised the early 20th century, but since 1960, a slight increasing trend has prevailed. This overall trend hides considerable sub-national variation.
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Apr 24, 2023 | 
asiatoday.co | Ali Sabir
By Abdul Rehman Nawaz/ALI ASAD SABIR |Design: Mohsin AlamPUBLISHEDApril 24, 2023KARACHI:Synthetic Intelligence (AI) and chatbots like ChatGPT have formed human life. From altering the way in which, we stay and work, to redefining how we talk, this new technological daybreak is nothing wanting extraordinary. Nonetheless, as the usage of AI continues to achieve momentum and infiltrate varied industries, apprehensions relating to potential job loss have surfaced.
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Apr 2, 2023 | 
tribune.com.pk | Ali Sabir
By ALI ASAD SABIR/WALEED MEHMOOD |PUBLISHEDApril 02, 2023KARACHI:Deindustrialisation, which refers to the decline in industrial activities, has had a significant impact on the working class in many countries. This phenomenon has been associated with a number of negative consequences, including increased working-class male mortality. The crucial factor in deindustrialisation is the political context in which it occurs.
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Mar 19, 2023 | 
tribune.com.pk | Ali Sabir
KARACHI:As the only nuclear-powered Muslim nation nears it’s 999th round of begging for money, it’s worth reflecting what is holding the country back. The nation runs on a weak implementation of tax collection and debt, which results in huge outflow of payments towards interest, pensions, defense, and government expenditures. This leaves little for developmental projects. The combined spending on education, with all provinces combined, is under five billion rupees.
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Feb 19, 2023 | 
tribune.com.pk | Ali Sabir
LAHORE:Can we say that an increase in foreign reserves is the true indicator of a country’s progress? We can agree to disagree here, but foreign reserves are as true of an indicator as the stock market. The lowest bracket does not benefit if these indicators indicate strength. Nor do they care much. The strength of foreign reserves, however, can indicate the balance of payment.
