Poverty on the rise
Poverty levels have risen from 34.2 percent in 2022 to 39.4 percent in 2023, pushing 12.5 million people below the poverty line as per data shared by World Bank officials…
Escalating economic divide with India
The following is the first part of a two-part series of articles highlighting the differences between the economies of India and Pakistan. India’s emergence on the world stage, hosting the…
Presidential powers vs ECP’s mandate
In Pakistan’s intricate political landscape, a perplexing constitutional puzzle dominates headlines: Who possesses the authority to declare the date for the impending general elections? This enigmatic issue has ignited fierce…
Bills: repenting for the sins of others
Jolted by the severe backlash against highly inflated power bills resulting in protests across the country joined by political parties and businesses, the government scrambled to address the situation. One…
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…
It begins…
Why do you think the only thing to come out of emergency cabinet meetings – to do something about these protests over inflated electricity bills, of course – is the…
The date debate
Mark Tushnet in his book ‘Why the constitution matters’ argues that the constitution matters because it provides a structure for a civil government that assures liberties. In developing democracies, constitutions…
A president’s assent
President Dr Arif Alvi sparked national controversy when he took to social media to declare that he never signed the Official Secrets (Amendment) Bill and the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill.…
Anatomy of ‘Debt Management Strategy’
Pakistan’s persistent fiscal imbalance has cast a negative shadow on the overall economic scenario. Unless significant and enduring fiscal reforms are initiated and implemented with full vigour, the likelihood of…
Elections loom amid a myriad questions
The bizarre is not only commonplace, some argue it is the norm in Pakistan. Take for example the latest offering by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in power to appoint…
