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How is stagflation, import reliance challenging stability?
LAHORE: The economy has been embroiled in a judicial-political tussle since July 2022, leading to political turmoil and…
Silencing the digital world: what’s the damage done?
KARACHI: Legendary billionaire investors once famously said that it takes 20 years to build a reputation but only five minutes to…
Learning habits: where do we stand?
ISLAMABAD: The true nature of learning ‘anything’ in Pakistan is far grim, let alone the modern education standards.
As a…
The dollar’s deadly dilemma
ISLAMABAD: Time, it seems, is running out for the US dollar’s global hegemony. And its results for the world’s foremost economic…
Friends of Pakistan may skip G20
ISLAMABAD: After China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia are likely to skip the G20 meeting India is hosting in Srinagar in a…
Only 10% IT graduates employable: SBP
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has raised concerns over Pakistan’s information technology (IT) sector, revealing that a…
Dar steers away from cutting taxes, providing subsidies
ISLAMABAD:
The government has estimated that exporters earned a bonanza of Rs1.5 trillion over the past three years due to…
CPEC creates 155,000 jobs for Pakistanis
BEIJING: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which has reached its 10th anniversary this year, has played an important…
Foreign loan inflows plummet by 38% to $8b
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s foreign loan inflows during the current fiscal year have significantly dropped, reaching only $8 billion.…
Refineries warn of shutdown, seek incentives
ISLAMABAD: Oil refineries have warned that they will shut down plants in the absence of a new refinery policy as they are…