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The economics of Trump’s threats

President Donald Trump has threatened to stop all aid to Pakistan if Islamabad, according to him, does not forthwith stop providing safe havens to Afghan Taliban, especially the Haqqanis. The…

Status of the IMF programme

There continues to be a hiatus in the finalization of the sixth review of the IMF Extended Fund Facility to Pakistan. The Pakistan economic team, led by the Finance Minister…

Cryptocurrency status

The Sindh High Court (SHC) has issued a written order in response to a petition filed against the ban on cryptocurrency largely used for online transactions. According to media reports,…

Steering the economic ship

The economic situation is still unsteadily swaying and could wobble because a lot of medium and small scale industrial units, the main employers in the informal sector, are closing down.…

Provisional status

LAST year, after a high-profile meeting on the status of Gilgit-Baltistan, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed told the media that all political parties had agreed on a provisional provincial status…

Status quo ante

It is a matter of great concern that status quo ante is ruling the roost in Pakistan at all levels despite tall claims by the government of changing it. However,…

Economic equity

On March 12, Norway began its nationwide lockdown, and by April 7, Parliament had adopted a package that Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, a member of Parliament and the leader of the…

Guardians of the status quo

Throughout history, the delusional allure of wealth and power has seen poor men wanting to be rich, rich vying to be kings and kings yearning to be god. As Roman…