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Repercussions of digital pollution

Pakistan’s push towards digitalization is often portrayed as an unqualified success story. Rapid growth in mobile connectivity, digital payments,...

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Manan Aslam Sidra Naeem

Pakistan’s economic crossroads: a call for urgent reforms

Pakistan is currently facing a critical economic situation, grappling with challenges that threaten its stability and future growth. Despite...

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Zahid Maqsood Sheikh

The unfunded mandate of Pakistani universities

Pakistan says it wants a “knowledge economy” – but it is starving the very institutions meant to build it. Walking into any public university in...

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Dr Madiha Riaz

OPINION: If wishes were horses: the USD 63bn export illusion

Pakistan is once again chasing a number. This time it is a neat, round, headline-friendly USD 63 billion in exports by 2029, floated as the...

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Kashif Mateen Ansari

OPINION: Global uncertainty fuelling economic turmoil

One week short of his full year in office President Trump’s economic policies (prohibitive tariffs as well as sanctions) and international...

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Anjum Ibrahim

Tariff remains pressing issue for Eurozone economies

Last week, as traders returned to their desks after the holidays, the financial market opened with a sense of tension due to the situation in...

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Asad Rizvi

OPINION: Gen Z and rewriting of national dialogue

The growing discourse around Generation Z is not a fleeting trend, nor is it merely a generational complaint. It reflects a deeper transformation...

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Zahid Maqsood Sheikh Ahsan Loona

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Spiritual guides have the capacity to reach beyond a jail cell?

“The conduct of war has undergone a change and perhaps we need to learn some lessons.” “We did win from India as you know, so I don’t understand…oh...

11.01.2026 1

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Anjum Ibrahim

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Rana under renewed political focus

“So you say tomato the American way and I say it the English way.” “Whatever prompted that!” “The government says it is willing to talk, and the...

11.01.2026 2

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Anjum Ibrahim

OPINION: Need for an amended solar policy

Proposed changes to Pakistan’s net metering framework, particularly the reduction in solar buyback rates, had the potential to mark a decisive...

11.01.2026 3

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Zia Ul Islam Zuberi

OPINION: Growth model and IMF conditionalities — VI

In addition to achieving macroeconomic stability, the other goal of the extended fund facility (EFF) programme is to put the country on the path of...

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Dr Omer Javed

WEPX 2026: From women-centred vision to economic outcomes

When governments speak of women’s empowerment, the conversation often remains confined to symbolism visibility without viability, participation...

11.01.2026 40

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Uzma Rubab

PARTLY FACETIOUS: By the way, where is Humza?

“You know the US learned lessons from us and we need to learn some lessons from the US.” “I don’t think it’s practical – the US is a...

09.01.2026 1

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Anjum Ibrahim

World-class at home, respected abroad: the brand Pakistan playbook

Pakistan must strengthen both scale and recognition by building competitive industries at home, aligning stakeholders around a shared purpose, and...

09.01.2026 5

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Zahid Iqbal