The structural reset
Pakistan’s economy appears trapped in a cycle of repetition, where leadership changes but the underlying ...
Pakistan’s youth bulge and the jobs imperative
During his recent visit to Pakistan, World Bank President Ajay Banga delivered a stark but ...
Pakistan’s slow-motion industrial disaster
The cost of doing business in Pakistan right now isn’t just a “statistic”—it’s an outright ...
The reform rhetoric vs. the Rs123b reality
The government has made fixing state-owned enterprises (SOEs) one of the loudest talking points of ...
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, ...