Neglected and exploited: The roots of extremism in Pakistan’s tribal ...
Over the past year, the security situation in Pakistan’s northwestern Pakhtun tribal regions has significantly ...
Pakistan’s import surge tests economic nerves
Beneath the surface of Pakistan’s economic pulse, fault lines are widening. As imports surge on ...
Can Pakistan break the cycle of fragility?
Pakistan’s economy is at a tipping point, as the State Bank of Pakistan’s recent Financial ...
A shaky recovery at risk
The World Bank’s latest report on Pakistan’s economy paints a picture of cautious progress teetering ...
World press day: a timely reminder
World Press Freedom Day, observed on May 3, focussed attention on the rapidly deteriorating state ...
Without structural reforms, the economy will continue to sink
The World Bank’s latest assessment of Pakistan’s economy paints a mixed picture. While growth is ...
On the edge of a thirsty future
In the sweltering heat of a midsummer afternoon, a woman in a village near Bahawalpur ...
Growing urban crisis
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) some time back highlighted the urgent need for a new ...
Agricultural neglect: The root cause of economic stagnation
Over the last four decades, Pakistan’s economic performance has been lackluster, primarily because successive governments ...
Afghan Taliban’s duplicity and Pakistan’s hard choices
Despite the recent visit by Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar, to ...