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Perpetual loans!

The two coalition governments of Imran Khan and Shehbaz Sharif took record foreign loans of ...
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Perils of grey economy

It was a little surprising for Ghulam Hyder Khan when the buyer of his plot ...
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Small dams may solve big issues

For the last almost two decades, depleting water resources have set alarm bells ringing for ...
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An economy with no solid foundation

Pakistan’s economy has been nondescript for the last four decades, mainly because successive governments ignored ...
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The price for inflation

There seems no end to people’s miseries, inflicted on them due to skyrocketing, unprecedented inflation ...
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Water scarcity or mismanagement?

Pakistan is fast becoming water-scarce, though the issue is not primarily related to shortage of ...
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A layman’s suggestions to resolve power crisis

With the start of the summer season every year, complaints, wailing, sloganeering and threats start ...
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Let sunflower blossom, cut the import bill

The word “cash crop” is associated with the cotton crop in Pakistan, but the concept ...
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No rains, no canal water in Cholistan

Chaudhry Ghulam Mustafa has sent an SOS to government authorities: “Help Cholistan villages, and save ...
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Why not cheaper solar energy?

In the last week of April, the electricity shortfall in the country went up to ...