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Pakistan’s reform rut

Pakistan’s new governments always seem to waltz in with a contagious buzz of hope—big dreams ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 15

Pakistan’s precarious balancing act

The government’s chest-thumping over a 100-billion-rupee spike in income tax this year hides a grim ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 15

Trillions down the drain: Pakistan’s SOE sinkhole exposed

The latest report on Pakistan’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) isn’t just a dry stack of numbers—it’s ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 15

Time for a grand political reconciliation

It is time to heal up and reconcile. It is time to forgive and forget. ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 15

Pakistan caught up in a vicious debt trap

According to the data released by the State Bank of Pakistan, the country’s external debt servicing ...
National VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 14

Drowned dreams

Hope for a better life is rapidly fading in Pakistan, driving many to risk their ...
National VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 14

Pakistan’s water crisis: A test of unity and sustainability

Water is the lifeline of Pakistan’s agriculture, economy, and daily life, yet the country is ...
National VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 14

Challenges and failures in the development of merged tribal districts

Since the merger of the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 14

Remittances rise, but trade deficit poses challenges

Pakistani remittances grew 32.89% year-on-year during July-December 2024 to $17.845 billion—a whopping growth from $13.845 ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 14

Reviving the cotton industry

Pakistan’s cotton industry, a mainstay of the national economy in the past, is presently experiencing ...