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FeaturedNational VOLUME 18 ISSUE # 15

Swimming in sand

Recently, former Finance Minister Miftah Ismail called Pakistan “a one percent country” after coming to ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 18 ISSUE # 15

Alarming trends in maternal mortality

A woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth every two minutes. Over 280,000 women died in ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 18 ISSUE # 15

Survival of the richest: a dangerous trend

Two recent reports by renowned international organisations paint a graphic picture of rapidly rising income ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 18 ISSUE # 15

It’s time to go beyond cosmetic austerity measures

The government has announced a series of austerity measures to reduce official expenditures so as ...
National VOLUME 18 ISSUE # 14

Our cyclic loans

The two coalition governments of Imran Khan and Shehbaz Sharif took record foreign loans of ...
EducationNational VOLUME 18 ISSUE # 14

Schools are still off limits for many girls

Anam Fatima, Shahida Parveen and Zahida Aslam have many things in common. They all live ...
National VOLUME 18 ISSUE # 14

The Peshawar bomb blast and Afghan refugees

The deadliest attack on police personnel in the history of Pakistan on January 30, in ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 18 ISSUE # 14

Challenges after IMF package

Pakistan faces serious challenges even after the imminent revival of the International Monetary Fund bailout ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 18 ISSUE # 14

Consequences of contracting economy

Pakistan’s economy is contracting after recent measures by the government to receive the International Monetary ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 18 ISSUE # 14

Devastating price hikes

The government has introduced tax measures to generate Rs170b in the remaining months of the ...