Stories by Aqdas Afzal
Economic growth remains the best bet for reducing poverty and improving living standards.
Updated 24 Jul, 2026 08:28am
The government has removed FED on international business-class tickets and indicated airports will follow in the privatisation pipeline.
Updated 15 Jun, 2026 09:44am
The approaching budget has a narrow window to begin correction.
Published 11 Jun, 2026 07:08am
Pakistan’s policymakers need to channel the invisible hand to bring about social order and economic opportunities.
Published 28 Feb, 2026 06:40am
As in India, Pakistan’s political parties are aware of the transformative political power of cash transfers.
Updated 22 Nov, 2025 08:41am
At the moment, there’s no real challenger to the dollar’s dominance.
Updated 25 Aug, 2025 08:54am
This new Trump-Musk alliance is a coming together of political and economic power.
Updated 10 Jan, 2025 08:18am
Global economic thinking has shifted from free trade to strategic trade.
Updated 16 Oct, 2024 09:43am
What if, tasked with eradicating poverty, AI decides to reduce the population of poor people instead?
Updated 10 Aug, 2024 09:22am
There is no ambiguity about whether very high inflation devastates society; but economists are not entirely sure how much influence high interest rates hold in controlling inflation.
Updated 01 Jun, 2024 09:07am
Sri Lanka’s remarkable economic recovery would not have come about without the tremendous leadership displayed by President Wickremesinghe.
Published 22 Apr, 2024 07:19am
There will still be skirmishes but neither player will venture towards disturbing the new equilibrium.
Updated 16 Mar, 2024 09:55am
Most democracies are now suffering from a "democratic regression".
Updated 29 Jan, 2024 02:17pm
It seems that India and China have much to learn from each other.
Updated 24 Nov, 2023 09:02am
Pakistan’s politics is no stranger to deepfakes with different political parties allegedly having used deepfakes to malign opponents.
Updated 23 Sep, 2023 08:35am
We would need to follow in the footsteps of Anglo-Saxon policymakers to modify free trade policies that haven’t worked for us.
Published 05 Aug, 2023 08:15am
Economic downturns are especially hard on the largely uneducated and poorly skilled young people.
Updated 29 Jun, 2023 09:57am
Policymakers must address genuine economic concerns as the current stagflation has made life difficult for the vast majority of the people.
Updated 09 Jun, 2023 08:48am
Pakistan must come to grips with the present polycrisis as the upheaval now seems to be entering a violent phase.
Updated 06 Apr, 2023 09:23am
Only when heavy investment is channelled into human capital will Pakistan’s workforce be able to produce high-value products.
Updated 27 Feb, 2023 09:36am
