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FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 36

The $40b chasm: Inside Pakistan’s perennial trade crisis

Pakistan’s external trade position deteriorated sharply during fiscal year 2026, with the country’s goods trade ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 36

Pakistan’s persistent insecurity and investment potential

Investors look for stability, predictability, and the reasonable assurance that their people, assets, supply chains, ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 36

Pakistan’s education emergency: a crisis of inaction

More than two years after Pakistan’s federal government declared a National Education Emergency, the country ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 36

Middle East on the brink again

The diplomatic triumph celebrated just weeks ago on June 17, when the Islamabad Memorandum of ...
National VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 35

Pakistan’s real wealth

Every year, World Population Day reignites discussions about population growth, fertility rates, and the challenges ...
National VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 35

The devil in the devolution: How the 18th Amendment stopped ...

The World Bank has urged Pakistan to revisit its existing framework of fiscal federalism, arguing ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 35

Global energy storms and Pakistan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has painted a more cautious picture of Pakistan’s economic outlook, ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 35

Pakistan’s financing treadmill

Pakistan’s federal government debt has climbed to Rs81.9 trillion by the end of May 2026, ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 35

Pakistan’s devolution paradox

The debate over Pakistan’s fiscal federalism has once again come into focus following the World ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 35

Middle East peace prospects in jeopardy

The ink on the hard-fought diplomatic breakthrough was barely dry before the Middle East plunged ...