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With the paralysis of The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) since 2016, South Asia’s dream of economic and political...
Recent geopolitical flashpoints — the four-day military engagement between India and Pakistan and the 12-day war between Iran and Israel—have...
While the concerned residents watch in silence, the city of Karachi falls from one low to another. Karachi, once hailed as the “City of Lights”...
Pakistan’s annual budget has traditionally been more of a routine fiscal exercise conducted every year, covering only one year, voted every year,...
One reality which emerged out of the recent India-Pakistan conflict is that India is one among equal in the fraternity of South Asian nations. India...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing a large rally last week in his home state Gujarat, said: the people of Pakistan, especially its youth,...
Pakistan’s northern and northwestern borders are once again witnessing evolving power dynamics that have both regional and global strategic...
Pakistan, which seems to be under the euphoria of having its economic recovery termed a ‘good story’ by international analysts, must not miss out...
As an aftermath of the Pahalgam incident in which 26 tourists were killed, India initiated a series of aggressive diplomatic actions, which among...
Poverty alleviation refers to the efforts, strategies, and policies aimed at reducing or eliminating poverty. It involves improving the living...
In the past week, three interrelated news reports flashed on the media - which went past by many of the readers while it captured the minds and hearts...
A two-day Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2025 (PMIF25) held at Islamabad on April 8 and 9 concluded on a vision of turning the hidden minerals of...
Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) under its banner ‘The first port of call for foreign investors’ has rolled out...
The European Union Ambassador Dr Riina Kionka is reported to have stated this Tuesday that European companies are recognising Pakistan as a potential...
By all accounts Asia is on rise in world politics, economy and technology. It has equated itself with the key performance indicators of the affluent...
The country is currently under the 23rd IMF programme — a US$ 7 billion, 37-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement — which has provided...
Over the last few years Pakistan’s pharmaceutical market went through a dramatic transformation from multinational companies-based market to...
Pakistan’s strategic location at the crossroads of South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East undoubtedly makes it well positioned to facilitate...
The nation is stuck in the dilemma of a perpetual struggle to borrow money to sustain the fragile fiscal structure of the country and attempt to roll...
In a major development, India has extended its security base and offensive capability and outreach beyond its borders. This week, India opened a new...
While the economists and critics of the country widely debate the downside of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) programme, very little is said...
Rapid and reckless urbanization around Karachi, alongside industrial developments, led to a significant loss of mangrove habitat. Pollution caused by...
Tax-to-GDP ratio in Pakistan is singled out as the principal devil in the fiscal regime of Pakistan and termed as unsustainable. IMF, time and again,...
The Federal Minister for Power Awais Leghari is reported to have informed the National Assembly this week that the government would stop purchasing...
Driven by rejuvenated public sentiments for a change, the Bangladesh’s incumbent government is gradually but consistently moving out of the Indian...
The year 2025 starts with many carry-forward challenges from last year’s and further add to new challenges in the years ahead. The plight of the...
The tragedy of migrants losing life on the high seas has become a sad phenomenon repeated one after another. In June 2023, hundreds of migrants...
Once again the World Bank (WB) is reported to be currently working with the government to invite private sector participation in the distribution...
International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme under the Extended Fund Facility rolled out this September has spurred some elements of country’s...
The Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb reaffirmed this Wednesday at the ‘International Affordable, Green & Resilient...
Perturbed by the ongoing political uncertainty, the trade and industry leaders met and expressed concerns that the rising political uncertainty,...
At the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) performance review meeting called this week by the National Assembly Standing Committee on Planning,...
That SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) has been facing since 2016 a situation in which any progress is impossible is a fact...
It is heartening to note that a multinational company operating in Pakistan has successfully showcased and set an example that the challenges faced...
What should not have happened has happened. Iran has moved the International Court of Arbitration in Paris against Pakistan for not completing its...
Following the approval of a $7 billion funding agreement by International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board, there is a certain amount of...
A new report of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) disclosed that the lender has risked its reputation by extending a $7 billion bailout package...
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Islamabad provides a once in lifetime opportunity to Pakistan to regain and showcase its relevance...
Nathan Porter, director of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) mission for Pakistan, in a recent interview with the Voice of America, while...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), upon securing all pre-conditions, announced this week the approval of the 37-month Extended Fund Facility...
The Chief Executive Officer of K-Electric (KE), Monnis Alvi, while speaking at the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) this week,...
The grant of subsidies and tax incentives by the government are two measures that never escape a reprimand by the International Monetary Fund...
Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in a televised speech this Tuesday cleared the air on IMF (International Monetary Fund) delays, saying...
A damming report by the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) says it all insofar as the massive mess-up in the domestic power sector, the consequences...
Although much steam out of CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) has been let out, the unquestionable positivity demonstrated on it by Pakistan...
Pakistanis, having systematically moved their capital overseas and invested $ 11billion in properties in Dubai, there is now a flow of business...
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is all about country perception and country perception is all about political and economic stability of the...
“Our hand has now been forced because we have reached a level that if we don’t expand the net and bring the under-taxed, untaxed sectors into the...
The Pakistan budget 2024-25 appears to have largely satisfied the IMF (International Monetary Fund), prompting it to move on with the 25th IMF...