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Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Dr Pervez Tahir

The writer is a political economist with a PhD from Cambridge. He served as the Chief Economist at the Planning Commission of the Government of Pakistan. He is presently a columnist at Express Tribune.

To Fix The Economy, Pakistan Must Learn To Save And Invest

This article is part of a series titled “Is there a way forward for Pakistan?” Read more about the series here. The Achilles heel of Pakistan’s economy is the failure to institute stable and sustained economic growth. There is a mad rush to growth for a...

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Lahore Bar Association Wants...

In a country where unproven allegations of blasphemy result in mob lynchings, the Lahore High Court Bar Association has...

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Former prime minister Imran Khan recently claimed that over 80 cases have been registered against him while dismissing them...

Pakistan Stops Activist Mahrang...

Pakistani activist Mahrang Baloch, a leading human rights defender from the restive Balochistan province, was prevented from boarding a...

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The Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University (SBBWU), Peshawar, has barred students from wearing jeans and tights while introducing what...

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