Shahid Kardar
A new federal structure has to be devised for the long-term sustainability of the state of Pakistan.
Updated 01 Oct, 2024 08:59am
To address the inadequacies of T&D systems, several reforms are required.
Updated 23 Sep, 2024 09:30am
The lack of legitimacy is engendering resentment and alienation, making governance difficult.
Updated 09 Sep, 2024 09:35am
The growing gap between state capability and challenges has made the task formidable.
Updated 10 Aug, 2024 09:43am
The federal demand that the provinces raise more revenues is somewhat bizarre.
Updated 13 Jul, 2024 09:00am
A major challenge will be the quality of regulatory oversight and inter-agency coordination.
Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:32am
What are the options available for restructuring our external and domestic debts?
Updated 07 Feb, 2024 09:58am
Our ‘friends’ have lost patience with us and are no longer agreeable to doling out lifelines.
Updated 13 Jan, 2024 10:07am
There is need for greater clarity on what we consider as assets that are being sold.
Updated 28 Oct, 2023 09:55am
Going forward, no easy money will be available to continue financing the SOEs’ losses.
Updated 12 Oct, 2023 10:11am
What functions, fiscal and administrative powers, and processes should be devolved?
Updated 25 Aug, 2023 09:28am
The overstaffed federal government must be shrunk by two-thirds.
Published 25 May, 2023 08:06am
SBP’s strategy to fight inflation by consistently raising interest rate seems to be flawed.
Updated 17 Apr, 2023 08:18am
A worrying development is the rising share of indirect taxes in FBR revenues, which is making the tax system more regressive.
Updated 08 Jun, 2022 08:03am
The state has become a hostage to the perceptions of interest groups on how our political, bureaucratic and economic...
Published 07 Oct, 2018 07:16am
The amplification of inequalities has been the result of the nature and composition of our economic growth.
Published 30 Sep, 2018 06:34am
The fiscally irresponsible budget for 2018-19 is expected to worsen both the external and domestic imbalances.
Updated 11 Oct, 2018 12:42pm
The question is why the path of ordinances has been chosen rather than including the tax reforms in the Finance Bill.
Updated 10 Apr, 2018 08:08am
An IMF report says the CPEC should be slowed down so that buildup of external liabilities remains more manageable.
Updated 19 Mar, 2018 08:05am
A skewed distribution of wealth and incomes cannot sustain the growth momentum.
Published 30 Jan, 2018 01:38am
