Global economy: Deepening structural faults
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), in its latest annual economic dispatch, delivers an unflinching ...
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 ...
Global poverty and persistent inequality
According to the latest World Bank report, almost 800 million people (8.5 percent of the ...
Economy: a dismal outlook
It is no surprise that the authorities concerned try to give a positive spin to ...
Pakistan’s monsoon threat
As monsoon rains begin lashing parts of Pakistan earlier than usual, the country once again ...
AJK schools fight for the future
In a region where the distant echo of gunfire and shelling often punctuates the stillness ...
Trump’s Pakistan policy: Old demands, new pressures
Recently, US President Donald Trump has praised Pakistan and its current leadership for providing invaluable ...
Debt, deficits and dilemmas
Pakistan’s fiscal position reveals a precarious blend of mounting debt, dwindling export capacity, and deep-rooted ...
Pakistan’s recovery myth
While the corridors of power echo with declarations of economic revival, the street-level reality tells ...
From demographic dividend to time bomb
Pakistan is witnessing a population growth rate declared the highest globally and regionally, with projections ...