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New technologies and global trade

Pakistan has remained an import-intensive country all these years seriously lacking, at the same time, in exportable surpluses, especially in the value-added variety. Understandably, we started with a predominantly import…

An upcoming catastrophe

The recommendations we are going to discuss here may create unrealistic expectations from the authorities as we are stuck with useless governance and running down them for their worthlessness doesn’t…

Development policies

In this new world order, the key for rapid socio-economic development lies in the ability of nations to manufacture and export high-technology and high value-added goods. Successive governments have failed…

Harmful taxation of IT/telecom sectors

The Pakistan telecom sector contributes steady inflow of heavy tax collections under major heads like Activation Tax, GST/FED, the PTA fee & charges and others. The PTA has been advocating…

Innovations in Agriculture

Urea demand in the country currently stands at 5.833 million tons. But in August 2018 Urea stocks hit the lowest level of 87,000 tons, 12 percent less than the monthly…

Not A Viable Plan

Not a viable plan

The government’s ‘mandatory’ SIM re-verification drive is no real solution to controlling terrorism. First introduced by Germany and Switzerland in 2003, the concept of mandatory registration of prepaid SIM cards…

Importance of small businesses

Small businesses are often hailed as the backbone of any economy. They drive job creation, foster innovation, and ensure the stability of local economies. In both developed and emerging economies,…

Starlink in Pakistan

Starlink has been making headlines globally for providing high-speed, low-latency internet services to areas with limited or no connectivity. By leveraging direct connection to satellites in Low Earth Orbitals (LEO)…

Pakistan’s unfinished polio fight

In a remote village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, a young boy named Ahmed, barely three years old, became the latest victim of polio. His story, tragically, is far from unique.…