S. Akbar Zaidi
The PTI is merely a collection of a few second-tier political aspirants seeking electoral representation and power.
Updated 02 Jun, 2023 09:13am
No matter how much misery is imposed on the people in the name of austerity, they are expected to carry on.
Updated 24 Feb, 2023 08:45am
The consequences of financial apocalypse or economic meltdown are different for different income groups.
Updated 26 Jan, 2023 08:58am
People don’t realise that economics is about politics, particularly political economy. Issues about taxation, distribution,
Updated 02 Jan, 2023 02:14pm
The revival of the IMF deal gives the government some breathing space but it also allows the old complacency to return.
Updated 01 Sep, 2022 08:49am
A thriving and robust economy which focuses on redistribution would be less affected by the exchange rate.
Updated 13 Aug, 2022 09:27am
The economy will continue facing multiple crises unless reforms which redistribute resources and relocate priorities are made.
Updated 16 Jun, 2022 11:46am
A budget is merely an accounting exercise, where a government lays out its expected income/revenue and expenditure...
Published 13 Jun, 2022 07:56am
The government needs a clear plan of what it hopes to achieve.
Updated 12 May, 2022 08:38am
Pakistan’s economic policy has been dependent on a short-sighted operation.
Published 11 Apr, 2022 06:42am
First wreck the economy, then its people...
Published 11 Feb, 2020 07:07am
This financial year will be the worst in over a decade in terms of how it affects the working people of Pakistan.
Updated 14 Jul, 2019 07:16am
Rest assured, Pakistan’s economy is going to be severely constrained over the next few years.
Updated 18 May, 2019 07:30am
The rupee is losing value every other day, adding to inflation, and will depreciate a great deal more.
Updated 08 Apr, 2019 10:05am
The hallmark of PTI’s economic plan in the last five months has been continued uncertainty and ambiguity.
Updated 31 Dec, 2018 08:03am
A new order of accommodation and compromise is replacing free speech and dissent.
Published 01 Dec, 2018 06:55am
The expected tough conditionality will have a serious impact on the PTI’s populist promises.
Updated 10 Nov, 2018 10:22am
Local, real-life issues seem to trump broader issues, supposedly related to principles or ideology.
Published 23 Jul, 2018 07:09am
Many elected and civilian groups have continued to raise their voice in a public space which is heavily manipulated.
Updated 25 Jun, 2018 01:39pm
Pakistani nationalism needs to be interrogated through its multiple variants to understand what it is.
Updated 07 May, 2018 09:09am
