RCET indispensable for export-led growth?
Textile exports reached $ 11.35 billion in the 9MFY21 from $ 10.41 billion over the corresponding months of last year, showing a growth of 9.06 percent. This year, a record…
Uzra Zeya’s ambitious India visit
UZRA Zeya is President Joe Biden’s human rights point person. Her July 8-14 visit to Bangladesh and India is being seen as important to Biden’s interest in sprucing up his country’s image…
A slippery slope
A FEW weeks ago, the Supreme Court struck down two acts that amended the National Accountability Ordinance. The amendments were primarily introduced to limit the applicability of the NAO to…
Examination crisis
WE inherited our school examination system from the colonial rulers. After independence, universities were responsible for conducting school examinations in the country. Under the Sharif Commission 1959, the government of…
Beyond the billionaires bash: Pakistan’s real crisis
In a recent op-ed published in a national daily, a noted author has made several claims to misrepresent fundamental issues at the heart of Pakistan’s energy sector and overall economic…
Anatomisation of power tariff
Power Sector as a whole and specifically the electricity tariff is under discussion every day. All and sundry are challenging the validity and veracity of DISCO billing as being patently…
Exports collapsing under power sector burden
The fundamental premise upon which the foundations of modern-day economics stand is that resources are finite and therefore must be allocated to their most productive use. However, our policymakers’ erroneous…
US military deals not enough to wean India off Russian arms yet
India’s multi-billion-dollar purchases of US arms are less about shifting its reliance on Russian defence equipment and moving towards the West - it’s more about developing its own domestic weapons…
Setting the record straight
In FY23, textile exports plunged by $2.8 billion (15% decline) compared to FY22, derailing positive developments achieved over the last two years. This decline, along with a provisional 13% decrease…
This is a time of deep introspection
Pakistan is spiraling into abject poverty and is slipping further into the abyss. The World Bank (WB) reports that over the last three years, real incomes have declined at a…
