Image showing girls attending a class at a school in Lahore. —...
Shoppers crowd at a market area in Lahore, Pakistan on March 31, 2024....
Members of transgenders community and women are seen at a gathering for...
This representational image shows a person reading a book. —...
Building of the Higher Education Commission in Islamabad. —...
Coffee being poured in a cup. — AFP/FileIn a country long steeped in...
The Pakistani banking sector has become something of a national punching bag. It is accused of rent-seeking, tax dodging, ignoring the private sector, and failing to support inclusive growth. On the...
Employees work at their stations at an incubation centre in Lahore. —...
Employees work at their stations at an incubation centre in Lahore. —...
In 2023, global clean energy investment soared to an unprecedented $1.8 trillion, but this record figure masks a deeper imbalance. While advanced economies continue to dominate with private capital...
The Federal Bureau of Revenue has quietly earned a name -- or rather, a bad name -- for its performance over the years. The country’s tax-to-GDP ratio was recorded at around 9.6 per cent and 10.8...
Ghalib penned, “I go along some distance with every swift walker/ I do not yet recognise the guide.” This perfectly unspools the dilemma that accompanies every economic headline – ‘swift...
Debt-to-GDP ratio, which stood at 51% in 2009-10, peaked at 74% in 2019-20 and remains alarmingly high at 65% in 2023-24
The first review of the $7 billion Extended Fund Facility by the IMF is ongoing, making this a fitting moment to assess the macroeconomic landscape of the country.
The angel number, ‘1010’, is an enigmatic combination of numerology and spiritual circles. The number 1 signifies fresh starts, while 0 represents infinite potential. Together, they indicate a...
There needs to be radical transformation; without it, dramatic re-engineering of FBR processes and dealings is not possible
Gender disparities are pronounced in KP, where girls account for 64% of OOSC
Multilateral Development Agencies are often criticised for offering superficial, template-like reforms that target symptoms instead of addressing root causes. For instance, as per critics, past...
Author says Pakistan has achieved year-on-year headline inflation rate of 4.9 per cent, lowest since May 2018
According to UN Women, women perform more than three-quarters of unpaid care and domestic work
Right from Greeks, women have been otherised by their so-called ‘stronger’ male counterparts
In context of country, ‘nervous system’ can represent institutions and networks that control and respond to nation's needs
The Ministry of Finance recently published fiscal operations figures for FY2024. And -- gee whiz! -- it has reported a primary surplus of Rs953 billion after two decades.
If we want to exist as a nation on the globe, ruling elite must do away with this pathological language of blaming others
Digitalization of world, or what people call ‘transformation of world into a global village’, has added new dimension to human connectivity
