Executive Director APTMA argues that Pakistan's economy has, despite challenges, successfully progressed from "recovery to stabilization to sustainable growth." However, he mentioned that the government has ignored some very important issues like custom duties, sales tax, energy, and logistics,
Having mostly recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Pakistani textile industry has picked up a growing pace. Multiple internal and external factors have helped textile exports after tough times to become competitive in the global market.
Regulating cryptocurrency is a challenge for the powerful cyber states of the West let alone Pakistan. But that doesn't mean that the country should fail to recognize the importance of this technological breakthrough. Barrister Pansota explores different dimensions of cryptocurrency in Pakistan.
Afrasiab Minhas, a defense analyst, explains the US’s post-exit strategic interests in Afghanistan, challenges in pursuance of those interests, and its geopolitical implications. He argues Afghanistan will no longer be a high priority issue for Western powers but for Pakistan it will remain a foreign policy challenge.
Apart from occasional arguments, the leaders of the group of 7 stood firm to their belief in a more global and inclusive community, taking on all and every challenge coming their way.
This was reiterated by the Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in the parliament last month, saying that “no US base will be allowed by Prime Minister Imran Khan so long he is in power”.
Public policy expert warns that as the government’s COVID-19 stimulus packages to the consumer and industry stoke inflationary pressures, it needs to take tough decisions to continue with structural reforms to avoid the ever-cyclical growth trap for Pakistan’s economy.
