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National VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 41

Pakistan’s maternal mortality crisis demands urgent action

Pakistan remains among the countries carrying a disproportionately heavy share of the global maternal mortality ...
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Is Pakistan’s economic turnaround real?

Pakistan’s latest fiscal figures provide a rare measure of encouragement for an economy that has ...
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Why Pakistan’s power debt keeps compounding

Pakistan’s circular debt problem continues to defy repeated government efforts to contain it, with the ...
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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 ...
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Circular debt: Power sector’s deepening crisis

Pakistan’s power sector circular debt rose by Rs61 billion in fiscal year 2025-26, pushing the ...
National VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 40

When the police station becomes a place of fear

The alleged rape of a mentally challenged young woman at a police station in Lahore’s ...
National VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 40

Entrance test dilemma: Gatekeeper or wrong turn?

For thousands of Pakistani students, the race for admission to a professional or prestigious university ...
National VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 40

Fiscal federalism and local devolution in Pakistan

The World Bank has urged Pakistan to revisit its existing framework of fiscal federalism, arguing ...
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Economic optimism vs hard evidence

The State Bank of Pakistan’s latest Monetary Policy Report offers a cautiously optimistic assessment of ...