Stories from Dr Pervez Tahir
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Adjustment with a stern face of reform
Despite IMF’s admission that structural weaknesses remained largely unaddressed in the past programmes
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Economic charter: nothing ever changes
While everyone talks about the burden, no one really comes close to seriously suggesting a significant cut
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Debts and deficits
If the purpose of the IMF is to deter the government from borrowing by raising its cost, the idea seems self-defeating
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Understanding the National Development Council
A similar council in 1997-98 had successfully shielded Malaysian economy from the Asian Financial Crisis
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The 5.5 trillion question
There is no reason not to take these statements at face value
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Growth and jobs next year
Impact of a possible programme to be factored in, Gdp growth target may well be less than the achievement this year
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On the RGST trail?
It remains to be seen whether Hafeez Shaikh will be able to pull through the much-needed reform
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Punjab’s transition to local governance
PTI is the first political party that has undertaken the huge risk of reinvigorating the local governance in Punjab
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An example in doing without the IMF
Development is constrained not by resources but by bad governance
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Tariq Siddiqi
Tariq Sahib was known as patient, courteous, religious without wearing it on the sleeves and socialist