Pakistan and the year of growth on June 15, 2021China, Vietnam, Thailand, and Korea breathe new life into their economies by targeted growth in their agriculture sectors. What is consistent in the evolution of these agri-based economies is the extensive research and technology investment efforts by the respective government in irrigation, seeds, and land development. However, agriculture has not been the only sector in […]
Pre-budget outlook on June 5, 2021Pakistan’s outgoing FY 2020-21 is ending on a high note. The country boasts more than 3.9 percent GDP growth (almost double the official target) and positive numbers from exports, large-scale manufacturing, agriculture, and other sectors. Thus, the pre-budget debate is a prominent topic among economists and financial experts. When the 2020-21 budget was announced last […]
International — to Internal — Monetary Fund on May 28, 2021It was in 1958 that Pakistan’s long and complicated affair with the IMF began. Now, it’s more than 60 years later and the pair have signed 22 agreements between them, the last concluded as recently as 2019. To all intents and purposes, the relationship seems to be going from strength to strength with the most […]
The government reforming the system or the other way around? on September 23, 2020It would not be an overstatement to say that every aspect of Pakistan’s government function requires structural and functional reforms. It is equally important for us to consider not only the reforms to be undertaken but the state’s capacity of policy making leading to formulation of the said reforms, its implementation and retention of quality. […]
Pakistan Pilots Fake Licences: Hidden Truth on July 1, 2020Last week, during a regular discussion with my friend, I got to know, straight from a horse’s mouth Mr. Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan landing to the United Kingdom. Although he went for his routine medical check-up upon investigation, it let the cat out of the bag that he wanted to meet Ex-Prime Minister Main Nawaz […]