Pakistan Economic Survey | Editorial
A FIRST reading of the Pakistan Economic Survey 2021-22 reveals just how deep the impact has been on the country’s …
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Population and Environment By Zeba Sathar
PAKISTAN’S booming population is at odds with its natural endowments. Environmental stress caused by an imbalance between rapid population growth …
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Revisiting the Benefits of Higher Education in Pakistan By Dr Muhammad Imran
Pakistan is in the middle of an economic (IMF negotiation, rising fuel cost and inflation), political (political instability and polarisation) …
Read MoreOne Nation, One Policy | Editorial
At a time when the country is at the crossroads of political and economic turmoil, the need for a broad-based …
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Water Crisis in Pakistan By Beenish Mahmood
Pakistan is experiencing devastating environmental issues such as air pollution, deforestation, climate change, water scarcity, and loss of biodiversity. In …
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Energy Crisis | Editorial
OUR political class’s strategic failures have once again brought us back to the days of relentless ‘load-shedding’. Yet, instead of …
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Under the Shadow of IMF | Editorial
The PML(N)-led coalition government faces serious challenges on the economic front. As the government prepares the budget, it is required …
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Water Shortages | Editorial
THIS summer has unpredictably turned out to be the driest in most parts of the country in many decades. No …
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Tough Economic Decisions Ahead By Imtiaz Rafi Butt
THERE is no way to sugar-coat the harsh reality of Pakistan’s socio-economic conditions as we approach the end of the …
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Higher Education: Up the Creek By Faisal Bari
MANY public-sector universities, especially the older and bigger ones, have been facing severe budgetary pressures for the last few years. …
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Good News From KSA | Editorial
Pakistan’s dwindling foreign exchange reserves may see some respite in the form of an extension to the $3 billion deposit …
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IMF Talks | Editorial
There are reports that the government has decided to stay in power till its mandated term for a year and …
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The Talks Begin | Editorial
No better reminder of the stakes involved than the fact that the rupee was touching 200 to the dollar in …
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Peace Through Trade By Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry
LAST week, a routine matter made headlines. The government approved appointments of trade ministers in several Pakistani embassies, including our …
Read MoreFrom Poverty to Prosperity By Dr Yasin Khan Durrani
Poverty is a social curse in any society, and the poverty challenges are getting bigger day by day in Pakistan, …
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World Bank Forecast | Editorial
It appears the PTI government managed to deliver another punch to the economy on its way out, as the World …
Read MoreTrade Ties By Dr Muhammad Abdul Kamal
Pakistan has been struggling with political and economic instability for decades, unable to chart a course towards long-term progress and …
Read MoreEducation, Energy and Economy By Dr Pervez Tahir
It does not need a national economic council of defunct economists to tell the coalition government what went wrong in …
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