Pakistan should invest heavily in training young people for modern sectors of the economy.

The person elected to lead the system should have the respect of both the ruling party and the opposition.

An elected government, in laying out a plan for the future, must cater to the needs of its constituencies.

Once again, the international community is stepping in with a large dose of finance to bail out the country.

Expanding the tax base will require documenting the economy that remains outside the government’s reach.

Could Lahore once again become the centre of economic activity in this part of the South Asian subcontinent?

Lahore must respond to different impulses and determine its economy itself during the early phases of urbanisation.

The plan to build Pakistan’s economic future should factor in the role that Lahore can play in this economic revival.

Nothing will improve the confidence of the private sector than the presence of a development-minded administration.

The new Pakistani government seems more responsive to people’s wishes, not just to its own constituency.