‘Crisis of governability’
By Umair Javed Published in Dawn on July 22, 2024 IN a recent piece published in the Journal of Democracy, scholars Adeel Malik and Maya […]
Pakistan records 13-year low CAD
By Salman Siddiqui Published in The Express Tribune on July 20, 2024 KARACHI: Pakistan posted a surprising 13-year low current account deficit (CAD) of $681[…]
Pakistan 27th in global population growth
By Shahbaz Rana Published in The Express Tribune on July 19, 2024 ISLAMABAD: The country’s population growth rate has accelerated to the 27th fastest in[…]
Census 2023: Urban spurt, educational crisis and going ‘off-grid’
By Abdul Moiz Malik Published in Dawn on July 19, 2024 KARACHI: Almost a year after the Council of Common Interests (CCI) “unanimously” approved the[…]
Beating the Heat in Pakistan
Published in earthobservatory.nasa.gov on May 16, 2024 As heat waves become more intense due to climate change, people in cities all over the world are[…]
Miles to go
Published in Dawn on July 14, 2024 PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s budget for the present fiscal year has whipped up seething anger against his administration[…]
IMF proposes 45% tax on agriculture income
By Shahbaz Rana Published in The Express Tribune on July 11, 2024 ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan seeks a multibillion-dollar bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)[…]
Pressure building
By Khurram Husain Published in Dawn on July 11, 2024 THERE is no precedent in our history of such a long and intense spell of[…]
Remittances rise 11pc to reach $30.3bn
By Shahid Iqbal Published in Dawn on July 10, 2024 KARACHI: The country received over $30 billion in remittances in FY24, showing an increase of[…]