EU’s inadequate focus on Pakistan
THE fallout on Europe of the US banking and financial crisis and persistent tensions between Russia and Georgia continue to preoccupy most governments across the 27-nation European Union
THE fallout on Europe of the US banking and financial crisis and persistent tensions between Russia and Georgia continue to preoccupy most governments across the 27-nation European Union
The unexpected reduction of discount rate of 150 basis points by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has surprised many. Some view this reduction as inflationary and argue that the…
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey are engaged in a proxy war at the behest of the United States to destabilize Syria and change the regime in Damascus. Saudi Arabia bankrolls…
On the 27th of December, 2012, Benazir Bhutto's fifth death anniversary, a major political event took place with Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addressing those who came to pay their respects to…
If reports are true, and there are lots of indications that they are, the government is getting ready to lift more than a couple of bucketfuls from the banks to…
The International Financial Institutions (IFIs), including the IMF and the World Bank, and the finance team led by Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh are all worried about the financial indiscipline exhibited…
The recent report that the Friends of Democratic Pakistan and Asian Development Bank are applying a supportive approach to the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project signals the need for Pakistan to…
More than 100 million Pakistanis are ‘food insecure’ (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations). More than 100 million Pakistanis make $2 or less (World Bank). According to Oxford…
Even before it could take root, the state has been withering away in Pakistan. Its existence, as an entity larger and more encompassing than a government – one of its…
The year 2013 dawned with the news that Pakistan missed the target of granting most favoured nation (MFN) status to India and consequently abolishing the negative trade list, as committed,…