Nasir Jamal

Articles by Nasir Jamal

Building localised AI models

Business September 28, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving beyond the realm of technology. It is becoming economic infrastructure. Access to capable models, computing power, data and skilled people will increasingly shap...

Seeking a sensible auto policy

Business August 10, 2026

The next automobile policy will test the ability of policymakers to reconcile competing commercial interests while keeping the country’s broader economic, industrial and environmental objectives in ...

Widening cost of conflict

Business August 3, 2026

When a memorandum of understanding (MoU) intended to bring the Iran war to a formal close within sixty days was announced on June 14, the world, particularly Asian economie...

Shifting geopolitics of tech

Business July 27, 2026

The development and governance of artificial intelligence should be a global effort. It should not be a solo performance by any single country, but rather “a symphony of global cooperation”, Chine...

A treatise on political priorities and constraints

Business June 13, 2026

FOR the first time in years, Pakistan’s budget reads less like a crisis management document and more like a cautious growth agenda. The budget for FY27 comes at a moment when IMF-mandated stabilisa...

A backdoor NFC revision?

News June 10, 2026

• Budget delay exposes Centre-province fiscal deadlock• NFC shares may be frozen under budget pressure• Critics say Centre ignores revenues kept outside divisible pool• Experts blame fiscal cr...

Politics over tax reform

Business June 8, 2026

The government will market its new “small trader scheme” as an effort to bring retailers into the tax net and generate Rs50 billion annually. A cursory look would, however, reveal that it is less ...

BUDGET 2026-27: Analysis: A budget to calm lenders or households?

Business June 3, 2026

• Economists see little room for growth under IMF programme• Economy stuck in low-growth equilibrium as consumers’ purchasing power erodes• Exports, energy costs, policy inconsistency remain m...

Bonds behind financial assistance

Business May 25, 2026

Pakistan and China celebrated the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations on May 21. The events held around these celebrations underscore that the relationship between the two co...

Situationer: New Energy Vehicle policy plagued by contradictions

Technology May 21, 2026

• Framework places both plug-in hybrids and combustion engines in 1pc sales tax category with e-vehicles• Stakeholders say move will distort industry, discourage sale of e-vehicles, localisation e...