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OPINION: Global uncertainty fuelling economic turmoil

One week short of his full year in office President Trump’s economic policies (prohibitive tariffs as well as sanctions) and international...

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Anjum Ibrahim

OPINION: If wishes were horses: the USD 63bn export illusion

Pakistan is once again chasing a number. This time it is a neat, round, headline-friendly USD 63 billion in exports by 2029, floated as the...

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Kashif Mateen Ansari

Tariff remains pressing issue for Eurozone economies

Last week, as traders returned to their desks after the holidays, the financial market opened with a sense of tension due to the situation in...

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Asad Rizvi

OPINION: Gen Z and rewriting of national dialogue

The growing discourse around Generation Z is not a fleeting trend, nor is it merely a generational complaint. It reflects a deeper transformation...

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Zahid Maqsood Sheikh Ahsan Loona

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Spiritual guides have the capacity to reach beyond a jail cell?

“The conduct of war has undergone a change and perhaps we need to learn some lessons.” “We did win from India as you know, so I don’t understand…oh...

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Anjum Ibrahim

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Rana under renewed political focus

“So you say tomato the American way and I say it the English way.” “Whatever prompted that!” “The government says it is willing to talk, and the...

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Anjum Ibrahim

OPINION: Need for an amended solar policy

Proposed changes to Pakistan’s net metering framework, particularly the reduction in solar buyback rates, had the potential to mark a decisive...

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Zia Ul Islam Zuberi

OPINION: Growth model and IMF conditionalities — VI

In addition to achieving macroeconomic stability, the other goal of the extended fund facility (EFF) programme is to put the country on the path of...

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Dr Omer Javed

WEPX 2026: From women-centred vision to economic outcomes

When governments speak of women’s empowerment, the conversation often remains confined to symbolism visibility without viability, participation...

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Uzma Rubab

PARTLY FACETIOUS: By the way, where is Humza?

“You know the US learned lessons from us and we need to learn some lessons from the US.” “I don’t think it’s practical – the US is a...

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Anjum Ibrahim

World-class at home, respected abroad: the brand Pakistan playbook

Pakistan must strengthen both scale and recognition by building competitive industries at home, aligning stakeholders around a shared purpose, and...

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Zahid Iqbal

OPINION: The worst crime: wasting Pakistan’s youth in degree factories

An open letter to the Academic Councils of the universities, Vice Chancellors, Federal and Provincial Higher Education Commissions, Departments of...

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Dr Murtaza Khuhro

Need for good governance

All societies, cultures and nations need to have in place some standards of behaviour that is generally accepted by all the people across the...

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Sirajuddin Aziz