Punjab’s agricultural sector is undergoing an important structural transformation, driven by a planned push for farm mechanisation, targeted subsidies and institutional reforms. This initiative, spearheaded by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, transcends simple subsidy distribution; it represents a calculated investment to modernise agriculture, bolster rural incomes and fortify Pakistan’s economic foundations. Agriculture remains a cornerstone […]
Prosperity
Stability isn’t Prosperity
Pakistan has once again averted economic collapse by clutching at an International Monetary Fund lifeline. The IMF’s Executive Board has approved a fresh $1.2?billion disbursement for Islamabad, prompting government celebratory statements about “resilience” and a “strengthened economic position.” An IMF official even hailed Pakistan as a “very good example” of reform and resilience. Yes, the […]
Pakistan’s Progress in Reverse
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economic model has run out of steam, reversing two decades of poverty reduction and pushing millions back into hardship, the World Bank warned in its latest report, Reclaiming Momentum Towards Prosperity. The report said that poverty, which had fallen sharply from 64.3% in 2001-02 to 21.9% in 2018-19, is once again climbing. It […]
Maulana Tariq Jameel leads Dua for nation’s progress, prosperity
ISLAMABAD: Prominent religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jameel on Thursday led collective Dua (prayer) for the progress and prosperity of the nation, Pakistan, and the Muslim Ummah in a prayer function organized by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in connection with Shab-e-Qadr. Moulana Jameel, on the occasion highlighted the importance of Shab e Qadr in the light of […]
Pakistan committed to help Afghans despite limited resources: FM
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday said Pakistan wanted peace and prosperity in Afghanistan and was committed to help the Afghan brothers despite limited resources. In a statement on the situation in Afghanistan, he said the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan was not in the interest of the Afghan people, region and the world. […]
Army chief visits Quetta’s Staff College, addresses officers, faculty
QUETTA: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday said that only a cohesive national effort would take Pakistan to progress and prosperity. The army chief visited Command and Staff College (C&SC) in Quetta and addressed officers and faculty of the college, according to an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). Speaking on […]
The ‘prosperity’ we are familiar with
The history of Pakistan is replete with spectacular visits to the country by heads of various states and governments. Successive governments have been claiming that beneficial agreements have been reached with other states. Taken at face value, government leaders’ claims make it look like a series of achievements. Look for corroboration, however, and you are […]
Murder in the first world
Prosperity, security, justice, higher education and civil liberty are those lucrative incentives, offered by the “First World” that impel the people of the third world countries to say farewell to their homeland and settle in a foreign country for good, hoping if such there breath, go, mark them well! It is the irony of fate […]