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Pakistan’s FDI freefall

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Pakistan has dropped sharply during the current fiscal year, raising ...
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The invisible bribe

Another survey has dropped, and it’s showing the same old weird twist we keep seeing ...
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Uncontained global risks

The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2026 doesn’t exactly make for cheerful bedtime reading. ...
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Low oil prices, missed opportunities

The energy sector in Pakistan has turned into a real tangle of circular debts, pricing ...
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Stability claims vs reform reality

A recent statement by the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Resident Representative in Islamabad has quietly ...
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High taxes, low reform

As Pakistan grapples with slowing growth, widening fiscal gaps, and an IMF programme that leaves ...
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Governance fault lines widen

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) recent Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment (GCDA) has thrust Pakistan’s ...
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Beyond the tax-to-GDP illusion

In the hallowed halls of policy discourse, where optimism often clashes with harsh realities, the ...
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Nil returns, nil reform

In the quiet corners of Islamabad’s tax offices, a quiet rebellion unfolds—not with protests or ...
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Stark divide: 100m Pakistanis struggle below poverty line

Pakistan’s poverty crisis has reached a breaking point, with the World Bank’s latest report delivering ...