While the Government is seeking a 100% increase in exports over the next three years, maintaining even the current level would be miraculous given current economic policies that fail to promote industrialisation or exports. L...
Let me ask some basic questions to start the discussion. What is the main issue with the Pakistani economy? Is it not the trade imbalance? Is it not a fact that our exports are less than our imports? Is it not correct that we ea...
The narrative dominating Pakistan’s discourse on electricity prices has painted Independent Power Producers (IPPs) as the villains responsible for the country’s escalating energy costs. Media outlets and public opinion frequ...
One of the recent, lesser discussed occurrences that could affect Pakistan’s future economic trajectory is the (unannounced) decision by the UAE government to dissuade Pakistani males, above 40 years of age, from working in th...
Its dangerous rhetoric and actions ignored by the state, the religio-political outfit, Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), has been at it again. Taking issue with the Supreme Court verdict in an Ahmadi Mubarak Sani’s case it hel...
The Federal Minister for Finance, Muhammad Aurangzeb, while addressing the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry stated that efforts were under way to first attain macroeconomic stability and then take growth-oriented steps f...
The trend of overseas assassinations of ‘unwanted and undesirable’ elements such as Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Fuad Shukr and Ismail Haniyeh is likely to persist, making all and sundry vulnerable even while sitting at h...
Pakistan has long pursued an import-based economic model, relying heavily on importing goods and services from other countries to meet its domestic consumption and production needs. This resulted in persistent trade deficits...
Pakistan’s reliance on foreign remittances as a major source of revenue is not a situation that inspires confidence in the overall economy; rather, it highlights the failure of economic policy-making. If the economy were r...
The ruling Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) is determined not to go down without a fight. Despite the decision of the apex court on the reserved seats verdict, the PML-N is adamant about having its say. Along with filing...