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Sakib Berjees

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Pakistan’s Economic Fragility Exposed Under IMF Reform Demands

Pakistan’s Economic Fragility Exposed Under IMF Reform Demands

Pakistan’s economic trajectory remains tethered to the International Monetary Fund, and once again, the stakes could not be higher. The $7 billion...

yesterday 20

The Friday Times

Sakib Berjees

V-Levels And The Shift Towards Practical Learning

V-Levels And The Shift Towards Practical Learning

Every education system eventually confronts a reckoning: the moment when diplomas no longer guarantee opportunity and degrees alone fail to unlock...

previous day 20

The Friday Times

Sakib Berjees

Rising Global Oil Prices Demand Tough Choices In Pakistan

Wars in the Middle East are fought with missiles and drones, but their economic shockwaves travel through global oil markets. The latest escalation...

09.03.2026 40

The Friday Times

Sakib Berjees

The Tehran Trap: How Iran Policy Dictates The U.S. Pivot To China

Every aircraft carrier sent to the Persian Gulf is one not sent to the Pacific. Every naval deployment in the Middle East ties up resources that might...

02.03.2026 40

The Friday Times

Sakib Berjees

Politics And Governance Must Co-Evolve To Restore Trust And Build Strong Institutions

On a winter morning in Lahore, a government school teacher waits in line at a public hospital. Her classroom is cold, the library shuttered, and her...

16.02.2026 100

The Friday Times

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Reviving Pakistan’s Parliament: Accountability, Oversight, And Meaningful Representation

07.02.2026 20

The Friday Times

Sakib Berjees

Pakistan’s Solar Boom And The High Cost Of Policy Instability

02.01.2026 30

The Friday Times

Sakib Berjees

Pakistan’s Road Carnage: Privilege, Weak Enforcement And A Broken Justice System

09.12.2025 10

The Friday Times

Sakib Berjees

The discount rate reality

13.11.2025 20

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Restoring The Soul Of The Senate: From Privilege To Purpose In Pakistan’s Democracy

04.11.2025 30

The Friday Times

Sakib Berjees

We have a crisis of confidence

29.10.2025 40

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Sakib Berjees

From Crossfire To Common Ground: Pakistan And Afghanistan’s New Test For Peace

28.10.2025 10

The Friday Times

Sakib Berjees

Pakistan’s civil service crisis

13.10.2025 40

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Sovereignty And Responsibility: Pakistan’s Role In A Changing Regional Order

11.10.2025 20

The Friday Times

Sakib Berjees

The taxation system needs reform

01.10.2025 20

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Pakistan Must Honour Its Martyrs By Ending Terrorism And Building Lasting Peace

27.09.2025 30

The Friday Times

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China’s Rise And Pakistan’s Choice

20.09.2025 20

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The problem lies in the system

19.09.2025 50

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The Peril Of Extrajudicial Killings And The Erosion Of Justice

03.09.2025 20

The Friday Times

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Three nations, three destinies

02.09.2025 20

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The Silent Collapse Of Pakistan’s Education System

26.08.2025 50

The Friday Times

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Why Pakistan’s Auto Sector Fails And Needs Urgent Reform

21.08.2025 20

The Friday Times

Sakib Berjees

Why Pakistan’s Auto Sector Fails And Needs Urgent Reform

18.08.2025 10

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No regulation, just speculation

18.08.2025 30

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The Bureaucracy Of Decay: How Pakistan’s Civil Service Lost Its Soul

01.08.2025 20

The Friday Times

Sakib Berjees

The fatal arithmetic of the NFC

01.08.2025 40

The News International

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VIP Culture On The Roads: Pakistan’s Daily Humiliation Of The Public

28.07.2025 20

The Friday Times

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Rewriting Pakistan’s economic destiny

22.07.2025 30

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Pakistan Needs Decentralisation Not Just New Provinces

16.07.2025 30

The Friday Times

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Straightening the spine of the state

11.07.2025 40

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Price Shock Or Policy Shift? Inside Pakistan’s E-Commerce Tax Gamble

07.07.2025 30

The Friday Times

Sakib Berjees

Vision 2030 Takes Flight: Saudi Arabia’s Transformation And The Lessons For Pakistan

01.07.2025 50

The Friday Times

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The tyranny of sugar

30.06.2025 50

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Digitise To Stabilise: Why Pakistan’s Economic Future Depends On Transparent Taxation

27.06.2025 20

The Friday Times

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Pakistan's quiet moment

23.06.2025 80

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Privatising PIA Is Not Enough—Pakistan Must Reform Its Entire Aviation Ecosystem

22.06.2025 20

The Friday Times

Sakib Berjees

Unipolar Delusions: Trump, Iran, And The Decline Of American Power

19.06.2025 20

The Friday Times

Sakib Berjees

Budgeting Without Authority: How IMF Dictates Are Undermining Pakistan’s Economic Sovereignty

18.06.2025 20

The Friday Times

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Budgeting For Survival, Not Revival: Pakistan’s Fiscal Illusion In 2025–26

14.06.2025 30

The Friday Times

Sakib Berjees

Pakistan’s FY25 Economic Survey: Stability Achieved, Reform Awaited

10.06.2025 20

The Friday Times

Sakib Berjees

From Extraction To Empowerment: Reforming Pakistan’s Fiscal Future

02.06.2025 20

The Friday Times

Sakib Berjees

The Real Battle: Reforming Pakistan From Within

25.05.2025 20

The Friday Times

Sakib Berjees