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FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 39

Another $10bn loan? Pakistan cannot borrow its way out of ...

The reported discussion over the possibility of securing a $10 billion loan from the United ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 39

Beyond accounting tricks and broken promises

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s decision to give the right-sizing committee one month to complete its ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 39

Population explosion: a crisis we can no longer ignore

The Health Ministry’s warning that Pakistan’s population could reach 400 million by 2040  is concerning ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 39

Saudi-Turkiye-Pakistan defence pact: the way to Mideast peace and stability

On August 7, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and ...
National VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 37

The toll of hepatitis in Pakistan

The grim statistics released by the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) on World Hepatitis Day should ...
National VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 38

Why Pakistan is losing the social sciences race!

On a humid afternoon outside a university admissions office in Lahore, a young student clutched ...
National VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 37

Need for structural reform

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s recent proposal for dialogue among all political parties to bring about ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 38

Papering over the cracks: Endless return of Pakistan’s circular debt

Pakistan’s power sector has once again found itself trapped in the same vicious cycle: rising ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 38

FBR: Narrow base, heavy burden

The government’s reliance on electricity bills as a convenient vehicle for tax collection has exposed ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 38

SBP’s unanimous stand

The State Bank of Pakistan’s decision to leave its policy rate unchanged at 11.5 percent ...