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An economic catastrophe

PAKISTAN has been brought to the edge of an economic catastrophe that it has not seen for decades. While the recent ‘constitutional fraud’, and the political crisis created by the…

The economic cost of mismanaged spending

There is no worse way to manage public finance than what the government of Pakistan has done for over a decade. My last column (‘Pakistan’s IMF experience’, September 9) made…

Economic renaissance for KP?

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is distinguished by its immense natural potential. Yet like other provinces, it currently faces significant challenges across economic, social, security, and political domains. Amid societal polarization and…

Adaptive governance

The concept of adaptive governance is an established social-ecological system management and governance approach. Conceptualized in the field of environmental governance in the 1990s, it has evolved as an analytical…

Some economic advice for the PM

The first thing perhaps that the PM needs to understand is that the over-board monetary austerity – over-emphasis on policy rate to control inflation – is more a cause than…

Climate governance

We were among the organizers of the Navigating Climate Governance: Executive Action and Judicial Oversight conference held at the Supreme Court of Pakistan on June 8. The conference was held…

Radical economic transformation

One of the questions, especially after the February 8, 2024 fiasco, is what the big picture thinking of Pakistani decision-makers is. Today, I wanted to explore one theory. The plan…

Path to economic stability

Pakistan has a crucial role in the complex web of global geopolitics, facing both difficulties and opportunities that converge at the intersection of democracy, sovereignty, and economic stability. Amid a…