Pakistan’s reform rut
Pakistan’s new governments always seem to waltz in with a contagious buzz of hope—big dreams ...
Pakistan’s precarious balancing act
The government’s chest-thumping over a 100-billion-rupee spike in income tax this year hides a grim ...
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 ...
Time for a grand political reconciliation
It is time to heal up and reconcile. It is time to forgive and forget. ...
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 ...
Drowned dreams
Hope for a better life is rapidly fading in Pakistan, driving many to risk their ...
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 ...
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) ...
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 ...
Reviving the cotton industry
Pakistan’s cotton industry, a mainstay of the national economy in the past, is presently experiencing ...