Pakistan’s deprivation divide
In the arid expanses of Balochistan, where dust storms whip across vast, unforgiving landscapes, the ...
Inflation at a crossroads
Pakistan’s economic barometer—the Consumer Price Index (CPI)—has inched downward to 6.1 percent year-on-year for November, ...
Population explosion threatens future stability
Among Pakistan’s many high-voltage problems, runaway population growth remains at the top of the list, ...
Revenue growth masked by missed targets, evasion and systemic flaws
The Revenue Division’s Year Book for 2024-25, published by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), ...
Pakistan’s ‘cautiously optimistic’ recovery meets new pressures
Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance has struck a note of tempered hope in its latest Monthly ...
Pakistan’s investment drought
Pakistan’s economic engine sputters under the weight of chronically low investment, a malaise that has ...
Governance fault lines widen
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) recent Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment (GCDA) has thrust Pakistan’s ...
COP30: climate diplomacy fails once again
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) failed to yield the results expected from it. ...
Rising unemployment: A ticking time bomb
According to the latest Labour Force Survey released last week by the Pakistan Bureau of ...
IMF’s stark diagnosis of Pakistan
In a scathing indictment that lays bare the rot at the heart of Pakistan’s institutions, ...