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FeaturedNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 38

Sugar crisis: a recurrent phenomenon

With each passing year, the sugar crisis in Pakistan has been getting worse with no ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 38

The economy is not yet out of the woods

Despite a decline in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the State Bank of Pakistan has decided to ...
National VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 37

When honour kills and power protects

In a society where love is criminalised and marriage by choice is punishable by death, ...
National VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 37

Erosion of Pakistan’s white gold

Pakistan’s cotton sector — once the backbone of its agricultural and industrial might — now ...
EducationNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 37

School for sale: Free education vanishing in Punjab

In a province where more than 10 million children are out of school, the Punjab ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 37

Debt risks persist despite economic gains

Pakistan has witnessed a notable uptick in fiscal indicators and a relative easing of external ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 37

Rising imports and missed export targets

Pakistan’s trade figures in FY2024–25 reveal troubling imbalances, as surging import volumes — especially in ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 37

Rising waters, shrinking time

As the monsoon grows more menacing with each passing year, Pakistan finds itself at the ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 37

Pakistan’s dismal score in Human Development index

According to the latest Human Development Index (HDI), Pakistan has fallen into the low development ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 37

A fragile recovery built on temporary gains

The State Bank of Pakistan has reported positive balance of payments figures for the year ...