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Poverty may trump low inflation

Inflation has come down dramatically – from 28.3 percent in January 2024 to 1.5 percent in February 2025. The question remains: why isn’t there a feel-good factor? Inflation, economists maintain,…

Uraan Pakistan

Uraan Pakistan, an initiative by the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)-led government, was launched amidst much fanfare in the presence of representatives from all three national parties on 31 December 2024.…

Disputed canal project

THE widespread protests across Sindh against the controversial canal project on the Indus has put the province on the boil. The Save River Indus drive is fast turning into a mass movement,…

Pakistan’s $3 trillion dream

Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, recently made a bold declaration: Pakistan aims to become a $3 trillion economy by 2047, driven by a targeted 9.0 per cent growth rate. As someone…

The final frontier

“Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilisations; to boldly…

Six canals kerfuffle

Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal has been roundly taken to task for his dismissive attitude to Sindh’s objections to the proposed construction of six new canals on the Indus to water…