Economic development

Post elections important issue facing new government will be reviving Pakistan’s economy, raising living standards

Express interest in learning from Pakistan’s economic experiences

Former PPP minister promises to address utility issues for businesses

First ship carrying 3,900MT cargo docks

Women university campus to be established soon, says K-P CM

Of particular worry for Pakistan is Washington’s building tension with Iran

Urges business leaders to take country among top 25 economies

Reports should be published annually to capture rapidly changing policy and economic environment

Our leadership, policymakers and the masses need to understand them

The government has the reputation of being stingy when it comes to the welfare of people

Ever since it gained independence, Pakistan has relied on foreign savings to fuel domestic economic development

Bhara Bund will bring about a green revolution

Pakistan’s total exports of creative & cultural goods have increased from $60 million in 2004 to $437 million in 2013

Metrics show that Pakistan is making steady progress towards improving its economic conditions

The international day to end poverty was observed globally earlier this week

Economic security which is very much essential for safeguarding the national security

Pakistan continues to suffer from division and lack of consensus

It appears that the Pakistani elite have already made the decision. They want to have a fiefdom

Slogans of turning Pakistan into a knowledge economy have been echoing in the political corridors

Integration is the watchword for every aspirational economy in the world today

UNDP's country director has said that public spending in the country is concentrated in a few developed districts

A framework has been devised for infrastructural & energy sector investments

CM says agreements signed between China and provincial government are in energy, vocational training, textile etc

I am proud to see Pakistan and ADB’s bond is stronger than ever as we cooperate to fight poverty & boost prosperity

We are managing our economy in a manner not only non-serious but also has the potential of undermining our security

The outcry over Panama Papers has again focused attention on the tides and currents of our global financial system

Those acquiring loans worth billions had them waived off through unfair means

Inequality within moderate to poor countries is increasingly denying millions access to even two square meals a day

We need a young, dynamic IT minister who can sit with the likes of Mark Zuckerberg from Facebook

Many NGOs have expressed disapproval of the UN system for having signed the ‘Global Compact’ with large corporations

An economist estimated that Pakistan was 47 per cent urban in 1998, with the future projected at 70 per cent by 2030

There is the huge disparity in numbers that exists at different stages of education

Say political forces must consult them for charting future course of action

We cannot hope for a realistic economic theory until a more realistic theory of human behavior is adopted

Money for education and health, if well spent, will also increase the confidence of the donor community

Our political and economic relations with Iran since the ouster of the monarchy in that country had remained lukewarm

In 1947, India was by far Pakistan’s largest trading partner

Reports by the McKinsey Global Institute suggest that gender-balanced teams yield better financial results

What are the lessons for Pakistan from the enhanced global focus on the Asia-Pacific region and the Asia Pivot policy?

Pakistan has the lowest percentage of women in managerial positions — a meagre 3%

When future historians look back on the development of Pakistani economy, they will read 2015-2016 as game-changing

Since Pakistan is in a make-or-break stage of its economic career, any engagement will make it more viable as a nation

Mahbubul Haq was radically revising his theories when confronted with adverse experiences

Although China was a Communist state, it allowed a fair amount of space to the private sector

The president of the World Bank, Dr Jim Yong Kim, has paid Pakistan a visit, and his words bear close attention

Ahsan Iqbal's analysis raises some serious misgivings, divulging somewhat ambiguous and faulty priorities of the govt

Can the Sharif's reform Pakistan? The answer in a single word is 'no'

It’s scary to think there are over one million ‘idle’ young males in Pakistan, who are vulnerable to crime & militancy

Is the so-called Kissan Package working only in Sindh? Is the Khadim-e-Ala building any rural roads in Punjab?

A media-blackout of terror attacks like Charsadda would deprive the terrorists of their real target