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The structural reset

Pakistan’s economy appears trapped in a cycle of repetition, where leadership changes but the underlying ...
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Pakistan’s youth bulge and the jobs imperative

During his recent visit to Pakistan, World Bank President Ajay Banga delivered a stark but ...
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Pakistan’s slow-motion industrial disaster

The cost of doing business in Pakistan right now isn’t just a “statistic”—it’s an outright ...
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The reform rhetoric vs. the Rs123b reality

The government has made fixing state-owned enterprises (SOEs) one of the loudest talking points of ...
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Strong GDP, weak signals?

The National Accounts Committee (NAC) wrapped up its meeting earlier this week and emerged with ...
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Brighter forecasts, blurred data

In recent weeks, international lenders have painted a slightly brighter picture of Pakistan’s economy, with ...
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Pakistan’s deprivation divide

In the arid expanses of Balochistan, where dust storms whip across vast, unforgiving landscapes, the ...
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When progress bypasses people

In a nation where gleaming skyscrapers in Lahore contrast starkly with dust-swept villages in Balochistan, ...
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Borrowed money, borrowed time

In the quiet corridors of Islamabad’s Finance Ministry, a silent earthquake is unfolding. Public debt ...
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Wheat policy chaos: Farmers caught in the crossfire

In the sun-scorched fields of Punjab, a farmer named Ghulam stares at his ripening wheat, ...