The Ministry of Commerce and Textile Industry is a key ministry which has a prime responsibility to support the economic growth of the country. The ministry is required to mobilize…
Over the last nearly seven decades we have been trying everything in the 'book' to lift the country out of its depressed level of socio-economic moorings but to no avail.…
Foreign direct investment (FDI) amounting to $46 billion pledged by China for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is officially being deemed as a 'game-changer'. But this 'game-changer' is no Aladdin's…
Foreign direct investment (FDI) amounting to $46 billion pledged by China for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is officially being deemed as a 'game-changer'. But this 'game-changer' is no Aladdin's…
When Pakistan gained independence from Britain on August 14, 1947, China was engaged in a civil war between the Kuomintang and the communists. With the Kuomintang's defeat, two years later…
The US has recently decided to cut both military and economic aid to Pakistan sharply, which is a welcome move for both countries. The US has domestic political imperatives and…
Staff level agreement was reached on the twelfth (final) mandatory quarterly review of the 6.64 billion dollar Extended Fund Facility (EFF) between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Pakistani…
Countering corruption, rent-seeking, black money and tax evasion is a daunting task in Pakistan “The institutional structure of Pakistan’s economy is designed to generate rents for the elite at the…
A draft policy for the development of mega hydropower projects in Pakistan was rolled out last week. It is a significant initiative to harness hydropower as the main source of…
Pakistan is once again in the throes of chaos. In public service I thrived on chaos. When there is no one in charge or when everyone is under uncertainty one…
