Grand promises, shrinking direct investment
Foreign direct investment—long sold as the magic ingredient for pulling Pakistan out of its economic ...
Power sector reform or rebranding failure?
The latest State of Industry Report from the NEPRA has dropped like a cold bucket ...
Uncontained global risks
The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2026 doesn’t exactly make for cheerful bedtime reading. ...
Pakistan and IMF: a cycle of dependence
Addressing the closing session of the Pakistan Policy Dialogue recently, the Deputy Prime Minister and ...
Why foreign investment is bypassing Pakistan
According to the latest figures released by the State Bank of Pakistan, foreign direct investment ...
Pakistan’s demographic crossroads
Pakistan stepped into 2026 at a pivotal moment, carrying the weight of a population that ...
From remote districts to global standards: Punjab’s bold strategy for ...
For years, a government schoolteacher in a remote district of Punjab has relied largely on ...
Resilient world, vulnerable Pakistan
As global economic growth struggles to stay afloat amid intensifying trade wars and geopolitical conflicts, ...
Stabilisation without impact?
Pakistan wrapped up 2025 on a note of tentative economic stabilisation — inflation eased off ...
The reform rhetoric vs. the Rs123b reality
The government has made fixing state-owned enterprises (SOEs) one of the loudest talking points of ...