The government has budgeted on hope, and a mini-budget may be on the cards if the prayers of policymakers go unheard.

By choice or by compulsion, the PTI has effectuated some imperative economic policies.

Trade is still taking place between India and Pakistan either illegally or via a third country like Afghanistan

Aiming for high-growth without reforming the country’s growth structure is wishful thinking on part of the government

For a party going into elections in a bit less than two years, PTI must steady its course

History is repeating itself as the uptick in exports has been subdued in comparison to imports which are soaring

The unplanned rise in the city’s population due to rural-urban migration has augmented the demand for housing

Economic shock

PML-N claims to have left a thriving economy and, simultaneously, blames PTI for not going to the IMF sooner

Pakistan has witnessed recurring boom and bust cycles, with every successive government asking the IMF for a bailout