Stories from Dr Pervez Tahir
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Whither CPEC?
It would do us well to remember that investment in East Pakistan was also considered unsafe for security reasons.
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The judge who denied justice to the landless
In the absence of genuine land reform, there can be neither justice nor a truly representative democracy
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2015 — financialisation of the economy continues
Regime of the financialisation of the economy has been presided over by a munshi-turned-financial wizard aka Ishaq Dar
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Khawaja Asif on energy conservation
Grand plans of the government to add 10,000 megawatts to the national grid by 2018, according to him, are “not enough”
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A Customs-made mini-budget
Reforming the tax structure was never on the PML-N agenda
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Not the president’s mantle
Civilian presidents in Pakistan are usually figureheads. This is what they should be, neither more nor less
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Planning Commission and the PML-N
If Nandipur and the LNG deals are any guide, the future is not very bright
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The snail in the CPEC
CPEC’s potential won't be realised if planning and financial allocations happen at a snail’s pace
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Forex reserves & the finance minister
Our finance minister is an achiever. The only problem is that his achievement motivation is economically misdirected
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Private sector inefficiency
The private sector is considered more efficient than the public sector. Is this really the case?