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FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 45

Petrol subsidy: A half-baked scheme with a poor implementation strategy

The government’s newly launched petroleum relief package has sparked an intense national debate, drawing a ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 45

Stabilisation is not transformation: Pakistan’s economy in a bind

Recent data show a marked improvement in key macroeconomic indicators, reinforcing the government’s claim that ...
National VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 44

The Indus River is moving—Why isn’t the government?

A warning that the Indus River has shifted nearly 4.5 kilometres east of Larkana over ...
National VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 44

High costs, low ambition: The two-front battle to save Pakistan’s ...

The country’s trade deficit increased by 18.1 per cent to $7.1 billion during the first ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 44

Pakistan needs a second layer of border fencing

The efforts by China to sort out the issue of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan’s ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 44

A $7b risk: The high cost of ignoring Brussels’ GSP+ ...

Pakistan’s preferential access to the European Union market is entering a critical phase, with Brussels ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 44

When climate and war collide, food becomes the first casualty

The latest increase in global food prices offers a troubling glimpse of what happens when ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 44

Petrol shock: Pakistanis pay the price of war

The Middle East conflict has turned Pakistan’s petroleum market into another source of distress for ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 44

Pakistan’s widening trade gap: Why exports are stagnant

Pakistan’s trade deficit has widened sharply once again, reviving an old and uncomfortable question: why, ...
National VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 43

Medical tourism: Pakistan’s untapped export opportunity

For decades, Pakistan has searched for the next big export opportunity, moving from information technology ...