Balancing compliance and concessions: A closer look at new budget
The 2025–26 fiscal framework unfolds with a series of calculated tax reforms aimed at widening ...
Debt pressures, development gaps, and geopolitical shocks
Pakistan’s landscape is riddled with financial strain, questionable development priorities, and growing exposure to external ...
Budget 2025-26: a routine accounting exercise
The best description for the federal budget 2025-26 is that it is a routine accounting ...
Diamer-Bhasha and the countdown to crisis
Pakistan stands at the edge of a water emergency that is no longer hypothetical but ...
Afghan Taliban’s shift on TTP: Genuine change or tactical move?
In recent months, the Afghan Taliban regime has taken some tentative steps toward addressing the ...
Pakistan’s housing crisis worsening with time
According to a World Bank study, Pakistan’s housing shortage is currently estimated at approximately 12 ...
Expanding tax exemptions and fiscal oversights
While economic austerity remains the chorus of official declarations, Pakistan’s fiscal tapestry tells a more ...
Poverty: Stark realities for Pakistan
The World Bank’s updated global poverty thresholds have cast Pakistan’s socioeconomic challenges in a far ...
Pakistan’s successful diplomatic campaign
Delegations from India and Pakistan were in the United States last week in order to ...
Missed targets amid fragile recovery and structural gaps
Pakistan’s economic narrative is undergoing a cautious yet meaningful transformation. With disciplined macroeconomic management, targeted ...