Strong GDP, weak signals?
The National Accounts Committee (NAC) wrapped up its meeting earlier this week and emerged with ...
Brighter forecasts, blurred data
In recent weeks, international lenders have painted a slightly brighter picture of Pakistan’s economy, with ...
Pakistan’s deprivation divide
In the arid expanses of Balochistan, where dust storms whip across vast, unforgiving landscapes, the ...
When progress bypasses people
In a nation where gleaming skyscrapers in Lahore contrast starkly with dust-swept villages in Balochistan, ...
Borrowed money, borrowed time
In the quiet corridors of Islamabad’s Finance Ministry, a silent earthquake is unfolding. Public debt ...
Wheat policy chaos: Farmers caught in the crossfire
In the sun-scorched fields of Punjab, a farmer named Ghulam stares at his ripening wheat, ...
Stability without prosperity
Pakistan’s economy is at a crossroads, with macroeconomic indicators flashing signs of recovery while the ...
The path beyond IMF lifelines
Pakistan’s economy has long been entangled in cycles of financial instability, marked by rising debt, ...
Floods, bullets, and bureaucracy: The triple threat to learning in ...
The convergence of natural disasters, terrorist activities, and systemic bureaucratic inefficiencies has plunged Pakistan’s education ...
How policy failures fuel food insecurity in Pakistan
Pakistan’s food markets are spiraling into chaos, with wheat and flour prices soaring to unprecedented ...