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Nadeem Ul Haque

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Managing Lahore’s balance sheet

Managing Lahore’s balance sheet

The result is a city that owns billions but behaves as if it owns nothing.

16.03.2026 50

Dawn

Nadeem Ul Haque

Exiting IMF: change incentives

The perks system lies at the heart of the country’s dysfunction.

11.02.2026 100

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Nadeem Ul Haque

Road to exiting IMF

Most ‘exit plans’ suffer from a basic flaw which confuses aspirations with instruments.

28.01.2026 150

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Nadeem Ul Haque

Lessons from PIA’s privatisation

The central lesson from PIA is that the real reform is not the sale itself but fixing the governance structure.

03.01.2026 100

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Nadeem Ul Haque

The poverty measurement industry

We are now trapped in a world where counting poverty has replaced combating it.

12.11.2025 100

Dawn

Nadeem Ul Haque

Justice without jurisprudence

25.08.2025 80

The News International

Nadeem Ul Haque

When merit is rigged

11.08.2025 30

The News International

Nadeem Ul Haque

Are we benching the best?

30.07.2025 20

The News International

Nadeem Ul Haque

In defence of the informal economy

Informality grows when the state fails to provide stability, justice and opportunity.

18.07.2025 70

Dawn

Nadeem Ul Haque

Justice not for all

15.07.2025 30

The News International

Nadeem Ul Haque

Folly of fixing the exchange rate

Despite at least six major currency crises, the state continues to obsessively fix the nominal rate.

04.07.2025 40

Dawn

Nadeem Ul Haque

Who runs the Global South?

23.06.2025 20

The News International

Nadeem Ul Haque

Currency chaos in Pakistan: crises by design

If currency crises were rare catastrophes, one might chalk them up to bad luck. But in Pakistan’s case, they’ve become disturbingly a routine. In...

17.06.2025 20

Business Recorder

Nadeem Ul Haque

NON-FICTION: BEYOND ECONOMIC INDICATORS

A recent book is a compelling examination of the interplay between growth, equity and governance and an essential read for anyone

30.03.2025 20

Dawn (Magazines)

Nadeem Ul Haque