Demystifying populism
In 1985, American writer and educator Neil Postman wrote a book titled ‘Amusing Ourselves to Death’. In his book, he analyzed politics, journalism, and all social upheavals in the age…
Budgetary outcome in first half of FY24
The information on the fiscal operations by the federal and the provincial governments in the first half of 2023-24 has been released by the federal ministry of finance. The overall…
PMDC asks medical colleges to justify ‘abrupt’ fee hike
While medical colleges have increased annual fees up to Rs 800,000 for the new session starting from 12th, the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has sought justification from the…
Mixed start of FY2023-24
The current financial year, 2023-24, started on a very positive note. The talks with the IMF (International Monetary Fund) were finally successful and Pakistan was given the Stand-By Facility of…
FY23: a very bad year for economy
The Economic Survey of Pakistan (2022-23), released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), as per tradition a day before the national budget presented on June 9, 2023, for the outgoing…
The economy in FY2023-24
The economic prospects for Pakistan in 2023-24 have been presented in the Annual Plan prepared by the Planning Commission. This Plan has been approved by the National Economic Council, chaired…
Residual thoughts on FY24 budget
The budget 2023-24 envisages 23.7 billion dollars of external borrowing – an amount premised on a rupee dollar parity averaging 290 rupees to the dollar – a condition that would…
FY2023-24 Budget
The government is expected to present the budget for the next fiscal year in the first week of June. Budgets in Pakistan have always been quite an event with lobbies…
Budget strategy for FY2023-24
The budget for 2023-24 will be presented by the federal government in the Parliament in the next few days. There has been a lot of speculation about the budget strategy…
FY23: Uncovering drivers of economic performance
The National Account numbers for FY2023 have been published and, unfortunately, they paint a truly dismal picture of economic performance. Under the PDM (Pakistan Democratic Movement) government, economic activity has…
