Pakistan Economy

Pakistan’s total debt to reach PKR 79 trillion by June 2025: Report

The Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan government unveiled a three-year economic plan, which aims to increase the share of provinces in the…

4 months ago

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…

7 months 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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.…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year ago