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Pakistan’s Progress Needs a Gender-Responsive Budget
Despite making up nearly half the population, women remain sidelined in Pakistan’s budget, with only 9.2% of current and 6.9% of development spending…
Pakistan’s Fraying Thread of Survival
Plummeting from 14.2 to 5.5 million bales since 2014, Pakistan’s cotton sector teeters on collapse as only 63% of cultivation targets were met amid…
The Reality Behind Pakistan’s GDP Mirage
Pakistan claims 2.7% GDP growth in FY25, but with population growing at 2.6%, and optimistic assumptions of the sectoral growth in the last quarter…
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Taxed and Stunted
Pakistan’s Rate Race & Elections
Pakistan's Productivity Slump
Millions More Pushed into Poverty
Electricity Price Hike
The Debt Disaster
Pakistan’s ‘Macroeconomic Miracle’: Fact or Myth?
Pakistan’s economic rebound has sparked hope, but real structural change is the true test ahead. Data shows that with the right reforms, Pakistan could…
Pakistan & India Reach a Tipping Point
The Pahalgam attack could’ve lead to nuclear winter. India's potential fourth war with Pakistan in 78 years threatened 1 billion lives, with a 1.2% GDP…
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The Labour Force as the Hidden Economic Frontier
Pakistan has the potential to boost GDP per capita growth by 32%, with a potential 144% increase by 2047.
Indus' Struggles Persist
Since 1999, Indus water flows have dropped by 30%, while Pakistan retains only 10% of its water. India’s growing threats further endanger the escalating…
Pakistan’s Band-Aid Approach to Circular Debt
The government has announced a reduction in electricity tariffs by up to PKR 7.59 per unit for consumers, shifting the circular debt to the future.
Can Pakistan Turn Its Rocks into Riches?
Pakistan's National Minerals Harmonisation Framework 2025 aims to unlock the country's USD 6 trillion mineral wealth, attracting both domestic and…
America Trumps the World
Trump's extreme tariffs on Southeast Asia could push these nations closer to China, while Pakistan stands to gain…if it can overcome its economic and…
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