Budget in the shadow of corona crisis
The government is confronted with multifaceted challenges in the next financial year 2020-2021. It would ...
Pakistan universities’ incapacity
The most important victim of the Covid-19 pandemic in Pakistan is the education sector, including ...
Covid-19, governance and people’s attitude
As cases of Covid-19 in Pakistan have surpassed 100,000 and deaths from the virus have ...
Hoping for V-shaped recovery
Pakistan expects a V-shaped economic recovery after the spread of the coronavirus slows down. It ...
Covid-19 budget
The government has presented an ambitious budget for the next financial year and set the ...
Pakistan’s widening poverty line
The coronavirus pandemic is projected to push over 10 million more people below the poverty ...
Protecting biodiversity
The world faces a more serious climate crisis after Covid-19 lockdowns have started easing and ...
Rising food insecurity
Pakistan has decided to import two million ton wheat to bridge the production shortfall. It ...
Covid-19 worsens existing inequalities among nations
According to a study by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Covid-19 pandemic could ...
Widely missed targets
The Pakistan Economic Survey 2019-20 shows all fiscal targets were missed by a huge margin ...