Pakistan Economy

Pakistan’s economic outlook uncertain with high risks on the downside: ADB

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said that Pakistan’s economic outlook remains uncertain with high risks on the downside. “Political…

3 weeks ago

Pakistan keen to follow Air India privatisation model for its bleeding national carrier

The next government in Islamabad will have to take a decisive call on the fate of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)—the…

6 months ago

Will the experienced Nawaz Sharif be able to anchor Pakistan’s shipwrecked economy?

Economic recovery will be Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s biggest test as he sets the ground for the upcoming…

6 months ago

Is Pakistan finally selling off its stake in Balochistan mines to Saudi Arabia?

The Pakistani government is planning to sell off its part of the shares in the Reko Diq copper and gold…

7 months ago

Can Nawaz Sharif’s return turn around Pakistan’s free-fall economy?

Pakistan, with an inflation rate of 31.4 per cent year-on-year in September, is among the worst affected countries battling surging…

7 months ago

I believe geography will soon change in Pakistan and Balochistan: Arif Aajakia

Pakistan has the world in bewilderment - never-ending wars, a growing poor-rich divide, politicians thriving in foreign lands, army generals…

7 months ago

Pakistan International Airlines starts partial suspension of flights amid financial crisis

Pakistan International Airlines has started partial suspension of both its domestic and international flights amid the ongoing fiscal crunch, The…

8 months ago

‘Pakistani Army is like a hedge fund that is running the country’

Pakistan’s economy has been in the news for almost two years now - rising inflation, food riots, chasing the International…

8 months ago

Pakistan crisis is deep as people have begun to lose hope, POJK protests are unprecedented: Amjad Ayub Mirza

All of Pakistan is in upheaval due to economic mismanagement by successive governments and a severe cost of living crisis.…

8 months ago

Pakistan stares at the abyss as IMF conditionalities bite, social unrest also begins to simmer

Pakistan’s political turmoil with a likely delay in general elections has once again led to deepening economic crisis with the…

8 months ago

Resource nationalism fires Sindhudesh movement in Pakistan, says exiled leader Sohail Abro

In Pakistan, its various ethnic minorities remain in a constant state of agitation. The government in Islamabad remains aloof from…

8 months ago

Cash starved Pakistan on selling spree, to offload more port terminals to UAE firm

The Pakistan government has decided to hand over two more port terminals of the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) to the…

9 months ago

No quick fix to Pakistan’s economic problems: US State Dept official

US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Elizabeth Horst, has said that there is no…

9 months ago

Sharif govt once again caught in a bind as petrol pump dealers threaten to go on strike

The Shehbaz Sharif government has once again been caught between the devil and the deep sea. Almost immediately after the…

9 months ago

PIA assets in focus as cash strapped Pakistan adopts drastic measures to raise funds 

Pakistan is working double fast to raise funds to keep its sputtering economy on track. In the latest development, it…

10 months ago

Battered by rain and an economy in free fall, can Pakistan afford to focus on Sweden Quran issue?

For Pakistan, food shortage could intensify as heavy rains have once again started playing havoc in several parts of the…

10 months ago

Pakistan may avert a default with IMF loan, but what’s next for Islamabad?

As Pakistan’s initial euphoria following the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) approval of the much needed loan programme settles, worries are…

10 months ago

For bearish Pakistani exporters, IMF deal is no silver bullet

Pakistan, which is in the midst of an economic crisis, has recorded a 12.7 per cent decline in exports for…

10 months ago

Pakistanis acknowledge Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s successful Washington visit, but with a heavy heart

The sane voices of the Pak society including Pakistani diaspora in the US  have termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s  recent…

10 months ago

Pakistan gets IMF breather, but economic crisis is here to stay

Finally, Pakistan has something to cheer about as it managed to clinch the much-needed bailout package of $3 billion supported…

10 months ago

Baloch armed rebels attack Pakistan’s energy sector by targeting mining projects

Baloch armed rebels are systematically targeting Pakistan's energy sector by attacking coal mined in Balochistan province, where resource nationalism is…

10 months ago