Hope has once again prevailed over reality in Pakistan financial policy-making circles. The economic focus has shifted from preventing financial meltdown to spurring growth. There are few sops for the poor, borrowing and spending are back, and IMF stabilization is out in the much-hyped annual budget. The government wants to jump-start a low growth, high […]
93SharesThis is a transcript of a talk I gave at a recent seminar held by Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Pakistan In the past few weeks, the idea of a Grand National Dialogue has generated an intense debate. The need for such a ‘dialogue’ has been presented as an antidote to political instability. Pakistan is […]
As PDM decides on its future tonight, Raza Rumi and Murtaza Solangi are joined by Muzamal Suharwardy, Mubashir Bukhari, and Zaigham Khan to discuss the impact of its decisions on the future of Pakistan’s politics. Naya DaurNaya Daur Media (NDM) is a bi-lingual progressive digital media platform aiming to inform and educate Pakistanis at home […]