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The Monti Option

The Monti option

Pakistan will hold its next parliamentary and presidential elections this year. Many Pakistanis see this first ever completion of its term by an elected civilian government as cause for celebration.…

Pakistan Outlook 2013 – I

Pakistan outlook 2013 – I

Internal factors are surely influenced by combination of political and domestic challenges that have led to a low GDP growth now hovering around 3 percent, with bank lending to private sector…

Discouraging FDI

Discouraging FDI

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is vital for the health of any economy. For Pakistan's developing economy, considered by foreign investors as a high risk one, FDI is critical due to…

Owning profit

Whose profits were they?....They arose from the sale of energy products, particularly gasoline, that the American Public had no practical choice but to purchase", extracts from the book, Private Empire…

Circular Debt, Looming Defaults

Circular debt, looming defaults

The fiscal crunch is taking a heavy toll on the corporate sector. The private sector energy companies are touching their borrowing limits, the public sector is defaulting in its payment…

The State Bank Blinks

The State Bank blinks

I dont like people who say “I told you so.” Finger-wagging, hindsight nannies I like to call them. I find them just as annoying as anybody else does. Which is…

IMF And Economy

IMF and economy

Pakistan's economic team has now openly acknowledged that it has begun preliminary talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a new assistance package. The IMF revealed to this paper…

Bhasha Dam

Bhasha Dam

The energy history of Pakistan reveals that, barring a couple of exceptions, no government has served this sector well. But the Pakistan Peoples Party governments were guaranteed light up Pakistan.…

Gilgit-Baltistan In Limbo

Gilgit-Baltistan in limbo

Even after six decades, the people of GilgitBaltistan continue to suffer in constitutional limbo despite their unconditional accession to Pakistan. In spite of efforts to integrate with Pakistan, the people…

Performance Or…

Performance or…

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…