March 2009
Main actors: Asif Ali Zardari, Mian Nawaz Sharif, General Ashafaq Parvez Kayani and Ambassador Patterson. March 10: Ambassador Patterson’s fourth meeting in a week with General Kayani. During the meeting…
First quarter fiscal year 2009-10
Real Sector: After several months of output decline/sluggishness, the real sector of the economy - large scale manufacturing and exports, in particular - is signalling an incipient recovery. -- Production…
Budget 2009-10 and the public-private mantra
The government has decided to increase spending in the development sector in the coming year as is evidenced by the expansionary fiscal policy adopted in the forthcoming budget for the…
NFC achievements during 2009
After privatisation and disinvestment of production units under government decision, downsizing of NFML (a marketing company of NFC) commenced. Employees were relieved on voluntary retirement/golden handshake schemes except an infrastructure…
The healthcare bill 2009
Discussions around the Punjab Health Care Bill 2009 have intensified following some instances of alleged medical negligence in Lahore. The purpose of this comment is to clarify many policy and…
National education policy 2009 – a critique
The announcement of the National Education Policy, 2009, was supposed to be the starting point for a nationwide debate on much needed systemic educational reforms. Yet apart from the odd…
2009: turning the corner
As 2009 draws to a close, there are genuine reasons for hope that Pakistan is turning the corner in its quest to overcome some of the challenges by moving in…
Budget 2009-10 and the health sector
The health sector was marked by six policy highlights in the expansionary fiscal policy of the government in the federal budget for 2009-10. These policy dimensions centre on the following:…
