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By Zahid Hussain Published in Dawn on August 02, 2023 WHAT the former FBR chief revealed in a TV interview last week only reinforces the perception of a failing oligarchic state. It provides an insight into the vested interests that control the country’s power structure. Irrespective of their political affiliation […]

By Almazia Shahzad Published in The News on July 15, 2023 Every few years, Pakistan’s economic managers find themselves in a pickle, struggling with declining economic growth and rising inflation when only the year before they have managed to achieve record high growth. So what could have happened? What went[…]

By Shahid Iqbal Published in Dawn on July 16, 2023 KARACHI: Pakistan suffered a massive $8.3 billion loss due to significant declines in remittances and exports during the outgoing fiscal year as the PMLN-led coalition government preferred appeasing the International Monetary Fund for a $1.2bn tranche. Pakistan lost much more[…]

By Shahid Iqbal Published in Dawn on July 11, 2023 KARACHI: Pakistan lost over $4 billion in remittances sent by overseas Pakistan in FY23, much higher than the amount the PMLN-led coalition struggled to secure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during the outgoing fiscal year. Data issued by the[…]