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Flawed IMF programme design

Flawed IMF programme design
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) analysis and prescriptions in the second and final review document...

U-turn on net metering

U-turn on net metering
Delivering a powerful speech at a closing Plenary- Rejuvenating Growth of the World Economic Forum on 29th April...
Fundamental reforms for survival
2024-05-17-01-12

Fundamental reforms for survival

Pakistan is persistently confronting economic challenges, the resolution of which hinge on IMF’s new programme,... Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am
Planning educational emergency
2024-05-17-01-12

Planning educational emergency

‘What the best and wisest parents wants for his own child, that must the community want for all of its children.... Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am
Pakistan’s economic crossroads
2024-05-17-12-44

Pakistan’s economic crossroads

The socialist idea of central planning, which leads to a closed economy, has been followed by neoliberalism and... Updated 17 May, 2024 06:12am
PARTLY FACETIOUS: Who’s Tom Taraba?
2024-05-17-12-46

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Who’s Tom Taraba?

“I heard our GPS called Tom Taraba.” “Remind me who GPS is and who in the world is Tom Taraba?” “GPS is ... Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am
The AJK curtain-raiser
2024-05-16-01-40

The AJK curtain-raiser

I fear the recent unrest in AJK was not an isolated affair, nor does the delayed Rs35bn sweetener mean the end of ... Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am
Time to act: 9 cents/kWh
2024-05-15-12-28

Time to act: 9 cents/kWh

The country faces daunting economic challenges. A shrinking industrial base, a bulging workforce with no jobs to... Updated 15 May, 2024 06:28am
The education emergency
2024-05-14-01-14

The education emergency

Shehbaz Sharif declared an ‘education emergency’ across Pakistan on Wednesday, the 8th of May 2024. This is in... Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am
Impasse
2024-05-14-01-14

Impasse

Anniversaries can be of different kinds, some mere rituals, others more than a mere remembrance of things past. May... Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am
An anti-citizen policy?
2024-05-14-01-14

An anti-citizen policy?

Governments are supposed to make people-friendly and welfare-oriented policies. Citizens should not be just tax... Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am
Growth model needs to be long term
2024-05-13-01-32

Growth model needs to be long term

Pakistan has never achieved impressive growth rates in its history with the highest rate (average) achieved in the... Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am