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Industrial roadmap for Pakistan: Part – II

In Part I of this column (published yesterday – Sep 30), I stressed the need for decision-makers to support the private sector through a robust mechanism of consultation. A successful…

‘Do more’, IMF asks Pakistan

The Pakistan budget 2024-25 appears to have largely satisfied the IMF (International Monetary Fund), prompting it to move on with the 25th IMF programme, to once again bail the country…

Taxation in Pakistan: taxing the untaxed elites

Chris Matthews’s famous quote “Paying tax is not a punishment. It’s a responsibility”. Most developed countries with a simple and efficient tax system enjoyed higher GDP growth, investment and employment…

Pakistan can make a fresh start

The meltdown of Pakistan’s economy needs immediate attention. Political unrest and instability are causing tremendous loss to the economy and straining the federation. An unremitting wave of terrorism has resurfaced…

Pakistan amidst a polycrisis

The caretaker government has made a sensible decision to link any possible relief in electricity bills to the consent of the IMF in order not to jeopardize the ongoing standby…

Will Pakistan get a bailout?

In the aftermath of the Shehbaz Sharif government’s widely criticized budget, which was met with disdain by independent economists and also drew veiled criticism from the IMF, a last-minute attempt…

Does Pakistan need domestic debt restructuring?

There is growing consensus over the need for debt restructuring within the policymaking community. However, many analysts are casually selling the idea of domestic debt restructuring without fully recognizing the…

Pakistan at a crossroads — II

Pakistan witnessed the worst shortage of sugar and wheat. Their prices went up to historic high rates. In terms of transparency ranking, the people of Pakistan witnessed a decline with…

Welcoming Naya Pakistan

Welcoming Naya Pakistan

The Messiah has arrived. How long will it take us now to have our utopia? The promised utopia is not only moral, of the kind that religious messiahs promise. Of…