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The Election Cycle

The election cycle

The good news is that the consumer prices of petrol, electricity and gas are unlikely to significantly increase before the next general election, even if costs for the state increase.…

Waterfall days

Pakistan's transition from water-rich to water-stressed didn’t come without fair warning. At the turn of the ’90s, experts predicted that freshwater resources in the country would dwindle substantially and become…

Rulers unlimited

Today, in sending the less unpopular to the White House, the American voters will also be reminding us, if a reminder was needed, that when America sneezes the rest of…

Cotton country running aground

The Indus valley is credited with being the home of many ancient civilisations stretching back thousands of years that gave mankind a rich heritage of fascinating ancient cities, organized agriculture,…

The cost of the Panama leaks

The final outcome of the Panama leaks on the First Family's political fortunes cannot be evaluated yet due to three lines of action by the Sharif administration whose success or…

Budget strategy: ambitious targets

The budget strategy for 2016-17 was approved recently by the Federal Cabinet. Not only is there a positive expectation about the performance of the economy in 2015-16 but also that…

Protectionism a scourge? Maybe not in Africa

World economic leaders gathered in Washington this week to defend globalization, delivering a single message in unison: Protectionism will not save you. But this glosses over the plight of Africa,…