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Restructuring government

We continue to operate old systems of governance, with the government performing functions beyond what should be its staple role. The trend has been for structures to grow, despite many tasks having become redundant. And this, d...

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Agri taxes

It is not a good omen that reforms are once again being delayed. According to the finance minister, a new tax regime for agricultural income, agreed to by all provinces under the National Fiscal Pact in accordance with the condi...

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Free From IPPs

On the back of significant economic achievements, such as reducing inflation to below single digits and negotiating a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the government has now secured an even greater succe...

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Fast-tracking progress on SDGs: learning from global models

Pakistan stands at a critical juncture in its journey towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a global framework set by the UN to tackle key development challenges by 2030. However, Pakistan ranks 137th out o...

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Punjab has the key

To say that Punjab is Pakistan’s heartland is to state a simple fact. Even if one were to separate the Seraiki belt from the administrative unit that is the province, Punjabis are still the country’s single biggest ethnic-li...

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