Going the distance: Dar meets US officials on sidelines of WB-IMF moot

Washington: Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar met with the United States (US) Deputy Secretary of State William Burns at the State Department to discuss mutual cooperation between the two countries. The finance minister, who...

Pakistan And Quaid-e-Azam’s Dream

More than seven decades have passed since Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah led the historic movement for Pakistan's creation, securing a homeland for the Muslims of the Subcontinent through his extraordinary vision, determinatio...

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Discos: privatisation can be a solution

Privatisation has long been touted as a catalyst for economic growth, and for good reason. By introducing private sector expertise and investment into previously state-controlled industries, privatisation can unlock efficiencies...

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IMF: New Programme could be last Programme

Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaking during the Senate session on Monday stated that if structural reforms are implemented the 7 billion dollar Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme on which a staff-level agreem...

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Bangladesh: Any similarities with Pakistan?

It has almost become a fashion statement these days to draw similarities between what recently transpired in Bangladesh and what could perhaps be waiting to happen in Pakistan. The real question however is whether are there trul...

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Myth of National Security

The spectre of national security haunts Pakistan. Since its inception, there hasn’t been a single year when the country was deemed safe and secure. The official rhetoric consistently emphasises that Pakistan is under threat fr...

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