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.
Opinion
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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Court Can’t Force Dialogue...
Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial has ruled that the courts cannot force the government and opposition to...
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How My Daughter’s Trial...
My daughter, a human rights lawyer, and her husband are currently on trial in Pakistan under cybercrime charges for...
Opinion
Violent Protests: PTI Has...
The actions of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protesters in the aftermath of Imran Khan’s arrest are aimed at creating chaos...
News
Multan Admin Finally Gives...
The Multan administration on Tuesday finally issued a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to Aurat March organisers for holding a...
Human Rights
‘At Least 72 Journalists...
At least 72 journalists and media professionals have been attacked during 2022-2023—including two killings of journalists, 62 instances of...
Extremism watch
Unseen Victims: How Pakistan’s...
This reporting was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Lauren Brown Fellowship. Tirah Valley, Pakistan - After three months...
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Human Rights
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Human Rights
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