Sakib Sherani
Beyond the official hype, the economic reality of ordinary Pakistanis is dire.
Updated 12 Jun, 2025 09:30am
South Asia needs peace, not another doctrine that further lowers the threshold of all-out war.
Updated 24 May, 2025 09:44am
The US has championed free trade and benefited immensely, but has practised it selectively.
Updated 17 Apr, 2025 09:11am
Instead of ‘hard state’ turning even harder, citizens deserve a state that goes soft on them in delivering democratic and development aspirations.
Updated 03 Apr, 2025 09:00am
Without fundamental rethink and reset, Pakistan’s catastrophic tax regime will drive the country's already shrinking formal sector towards extinction.
Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:51am
Pakistan is being cast into an Egyptian mould. Indonesia offers a better model.
Updated 12 Oct, 2024 09:38am
An unfit programme design and odious lending practices will cast a long shadow on Pakistan.
Published 03 Oct, 2024 08:57am
It is unclear if policymakers truly grasp the nature and scale of the fiscal challenge.
Published 22 Jun, 2024 07:16am
Revisiting the NFC award should be a collaborative exercise with the provinces fully on board.
Updated 04 May, 2024 09:00am
Expecting improvement under an elite under whose watch Pakistan has been brought to this sorry pass is the triumph of hope over experience.
Published 27 Apr, 2024 06:30am
Valuable lessons can be drawn from the experience of countries that reformed and prospered.
Updated 23 Sep, 2023 09:25am
The current crisis is very different from past ones in nature, scope as well as severity.
Updated 14 Sep, 2023 09:21am
Pakistan is closer than ever to becoming a ‘zombie’ state.
Updated 13 Apr, 2023 09:42am
Food inflation in countries such as Pakistan has a direct bearing on poverty outcomes.
Updated 11 Feb, 2023 09:06am
It would be useful to introspect if the IMF has arm-twisted Pakistan into this situation.
Updated 04 Feb, 2023 09:04am
Human rights abuses and debt-induced economic instability could be the new norm.
Updated 29 Jan, 2023 08:40am
Where have things gone wrong for Pakistan?
Updated 19 Jan, 2023 09:09am
The scale of destruction caused by the current disaster is truly staggering.
Updated 15 Sep, 2022 10:42am
Stronger leadership and improved communication are needed, along with broader policy options.
Updated 28 Jul, 2022 09:35am
Estimation errors and weak prioritisation will make the budget a non-starter for the IMF.
Updated 17 Jun, 2022 08:13am
