Power and gas shortages have sapped the efficiency of industries.

Direct investment falls 28% while portfolio investment soars 229%.

Anybody who has grievances against the government takes to the streets and calls a strike to press for demands.

To service the debt, government is mulling over the issuance of exchangeable bonds in the international market.

The rupee strengthened last week because of a steady flow of dollars into the economy.

Prices of goods, particularly necessary edible items, are increased at will and goods are hoarded to create shortage.

Recent announcements about launching of a share offer in the domestic market could trigger a wave of investment.

Remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis soar 20 per cent in the first eight months of fiscal year.

Six-month papers attract most of the investment.

Pakistan has one of the lowest tax-to-gross domestic product ratios at 9.3 per cent due to widespread tax evasion.