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AugInterim setup picks pro-liberal policies duo
By Shahbaz Rana Published in The Express Tribune on August 18, 2023 ISLAMABAD: The interim government has picked an experienced duo of Dr Shamshad Akhtar and Dr Waqar Masood Khan to steer the country out of a prolonged economic crisis. The two new wizards are known for their pro-International Monetary […]
Power sector debt
Published in Dawn on August 16, 2023 PAKISTAN’S moribund power sector has become the Achilles heel of its faltering economy. The losses suffered by a frail economy in the last two decades due to power sector failures are perhaps surpassed only by the damages inflicted by terrorism. The accumulation of[…]
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AugA questionable census
By Dr Nasra M Shah Published in Business Recorder on August 15, 2023 On 5th August, the Council of Common Interests unanimously approved the results of the 7th Population Census of Pakistan, and immediately received a note of thanks from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the architect of the[…]
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AugBreaking from the past
By Maleeha Lodhi Published in Dawn on August 14, 2023 PAKISTAN celebrates the 76th anniversary of its independence today in an environment of political uncertainty and economic fragility. It confronts multiple, interconnected challenges which have, over the decades, been feeding off and reinforcing each other in an unbroken cycle. They[…]
