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FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 40

Economic optimism vs hard evidence

The State Bank of Pakistan’s latest Monetary Policy Report offers a cautiously optimistic assessment of ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 40

Stunted futures, stalled progress

Malnutrition has become one of the most serious obstacles to Pakistan’s social and economic development. ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 40

Makkah Accord: a new pillar of collective security in the ...

In the sacred precincts of Makkah on August 7, 2026, three of the Muslim world’s ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 40

Out of balance: Why Pakistan must overhaul its export strategy

Pakistan has opened the new fiscal year with a negative trade balance: imports racing ahead ...
National VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 39

Pakistan’s water crisis is now a national security challenge

The recent surge in water flows in the Chenab River has once again highlighted Pakistan’s ...
National VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 39

Pakistan’s crisis of democratic culture

There is an increasing realization within the power circles of Pakistan that the country’s political ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 39

Pakistan’s recovery faces the same old test

The latest monthly economic and development reports issued by the Planning and Finance Divisions present ...
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 ...