VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 37 - Featured

FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 37

Papering over the cracks: Endless return of Pakistan’s circular debt

Pakistan’s power sector has once again found itself trapped in the same vicious cycle: rising ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 37

FBR: Narrow base, heavy burden

The government’s reliance on electricity bills as a convenient vehicle for tax collection has exposed ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 37

SBP’s unanimous stand

The State Bank of Pakistan’s decision to leave its policy rate unchanged at 11.5 percent ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 37

Pakistan’s youth: failed systems and the urgent path to ...

Pakistan’s young generation stands at a crossroads. Nearly 70 million people belonging to Gen Z ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 37

Pakistan’s energy security: an emergent challenge

Pakistan’s energy security has once again emerged as one of the country’s most pressing national ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 37

Can daily price adjustments transform Pakistan’s fuel market?

The government’s decision to introduce daily petroleum price adjustments is a welcome reform that could ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 37

The cost of Pakistan’s trade isolation

Pakistan’s latest trade figures reveal a troubling contradiction. The country occupies a strategically important geographical ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 37

Middle East war: Hormuz becomes the decisive battleground

The Middle East conflict has entered its most dangerous and strategically significant phase, with the ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 37

Double-digit inflation returns as food and fuel costs surge

Pakistan’s consumer price index rose 11.1 percent year-on-year in June 2026, marking the third consecutive ...