High taxes, low reform
As Pakistan grapples with slowing growth, widening fiscal gaps, and an IMF programme that leaves ...
Corruption: achilles’ heel of Pakistan’s economy
Two recent reports have highlighted how corruption is steadily destroying Pakistan’s economy by depriving the ...
IMF dependency: Short-term stability, long-term pain
Pakistan has been dealing with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for many decades, but a ...
Can Pakistan escape the trade trap?
In the arid expanses of Balochistan, where dust storms whip across vast, unforgiving landscapes, the ...
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 ...