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FeaturedNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 34

Global economy: Deepening structural faults

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), in its latest annual economic dispatch, delivers an unflinching ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 34

Unrealistic targets, narrow tax net and chronic policy failures

The Federal Board of Revenue’s repeated failure to meet its tax collection goals has once ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 34

Global poverty and persistent inequality

According to the latest World Bank report, almost 800 million people (8.5 percent of the ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 34

Economy: a dismal outlook

It is no surprise that the authorities concerned try to give a positive spin to ...
National VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 33

Pakistan’s monsoon threat

As monsoon rains begin lashing parts of Pakistan earlier than usual, the country once again ...
National VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 33

AJK schools fight for the future

In a region where the distant echo of gunfire and shelling often punctuates the stillness ...
National VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 33

Trump’s Pakistan policy: Old demands, new pressures

Recently, US President Donald Trump has praised Pakistan and its current leadership for providing invaluable ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 33

Debt, deficits and dilemmas

Pakistan’s fiscal position reveals a precarious blend of mounting debt, dwindling export capacity, and deep-rooted ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 33

Pakistan’s recovery myth

While the corridors of power echo with declarations of economic revival, the street-level reality tells ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 33

From demographic dividend to time bomb

Pakistan is witnessing a population growth rate declared the highest globally and regionally, with projections ...