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FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 42

Pakistan-Russia ties: An underappreciated strategic partnership

The recent signing of the highly significant mutual defence pact among Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 42

Pakistan’s current account under renewed pressure

Pakistan’s external account is showing early signs of renewed strain, with persistently high international oil ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 42

Petroleum levy: Easy tax at heavy cost for Pakistan’s poor

The steady increase in the petroleum levy has once again highlighted one of the most ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 42

It’s time Arab states and Iran join hands to ensure ...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has urged Muslim countries, particularly those in the Gulf, to ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 42

Lowering business costs is now an economic imperative

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has called upon the government to create incentives through appropriate ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 41

Is Pakistan’s economic turnaround real?

Pakistan’s latest fiscal figures provide a rare measure of encouragement for an economy that has ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 41

Why Pakistan’s power debt keeps compounding

Pakistan’s circular debt problem continues to defy repeated government efforts to contain it, with the ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 41

Pakistan’s export economy dilemma

Pakistan’s external sector has entered the new fiscal year with an unwelcome warning sign. A ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 41

Bridging the political divide: need for a grand national dialogue

In the high-stakes game of Pakistani politics, the rhetoric of dialogue has once again taken ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 41

Circular debt: Power sector’s deepening crisis

Pakistan’s power sector circular debt rose by Rs61 billion in fiscal year 2025-26, pushing the ...