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US cuts Pakistan’s aid by $440 million - 2
Pakistan’s current account deficit shrinks massive 73% in July - 3
Hamza Ali Abbasi confirms tying the knot with Naimal Khawar - 4
How Modi ‘backstabbed’ Imran - 5
Couple arrested for ‘sexually abusing, filming’ 45 girls in Rawalpindi - 6
In pictures: Hassan Ali’s pre-wedding shoot goes viral - 7
India takes U-turn, admits Kashmir is disputed territory - 8
Critics, audience slam ‘Sacred Games 2’ for shallow, anti-Pakistan plot line - 9
PTI govt wary as economic situation may aggravate - 10
PIA revenue jumps 30% in Jan-Jun 2019
Stories by Faran Mahmood
Case of corruption and economic growth in Pakistan
Extensive reforms of electoral system, public machinery required to tackle corruption
Strengthen regulators before reforming SOEs
PTA and SBP are examples of strong regulators that helped turn around companies
Holding company for state-owned enterprises restructuring may be self-defeating approach
Accumulated debt of 200 public enterprises has now surpassed Rs1 trillion mark
Reskilling for jobs of the future
What we need is a broad skills base by creating an agile but demand-led skills engine that can respond to any
Sarmaya-e-Pakistan to fix the unfixable state-owned enterprises
It is, however, not clear how directors of the new holding company will be held accountable
Bureaucracy – a hurdle to public-private partnerships
PPP model can be very effective as it provides private capital and expertise
China’s investment should be welcomed and also worried about
It is imperative to ensure fairness and transparency in infrastructure programming
SEZ initiative may prove to be double whammy for Pakistan’s economy
Domestic producers will become non-competitive, corporate taxes will be lost
Reforming HEC after 18th amendment
People spout opinions and pointing accusations towards the 18th amendment of weakening the federation
