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Pakistan: Ramazan price spiral exposes weak market control in Lahore
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Vegetable, fruit and essential food prices have risen in Lahore's open markets for a third straight day during Ramazan. Shoppers are turning to subsidised Ramazan Sahulat Bazaars for cheaper options. Authorities conducted inspections and imposed fines, yet inflation persists, with the Sensit
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Pakistan's economic mismanagement pushes poverty, inequality to record hig
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
: Pakistan's poverty rate has soared to 29%, the highest in 11 years, while income inequality has climbed to its worst level in nearly three decades, exposing deep cracks in the country's economic management. According to a government survey, nearly 70 million Pakistanis now live below the m
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Debt trap deepens as short-term borrowing keeps Pakistan's economy on edge
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's fragile external financing framework continues to undermine economic stability, with policymakers stating that dependence on foreign loans leaves the country exposed to recurring crises. Business representatives and economists argue that recent improvements in reserves do not reso
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Pakistan: Pressure mounts for economic reset as businesses warn of deepeni
Updated : 1 month ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, participants in these discussions say the fundamental environment for doing business remains uncertain. They cite complicated procedures, frequent policy reversals and a chronically narrow tax base as enduring barriers that continue to sap confidence. While
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Pakistan's economic freedom claims face hard reality check
Updated : 1 month ago IST
A recent analysis paints a complicated and often uncomfortable picture of Pakistan's standing on economic freedom, suggesting that official narratives of stabilisation are colliding with persistent structural weaknesses, as reported by The Express Tribune.
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Pakistan's governance crisis deepens as IMF criticises SIFC's unchecked au
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Pakistan's Ministry of Finance has acknowledged that the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) lacks institutionalised transparency, an omission the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns could further damage investor confidence and weaken policy stability.
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Pakistan's economic stabilisation under scrutiny amid persistent structura
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Pakistan's business leaders warn that recent economic stability has not translated into real growth, citing structural flaws, weak industrial activity and IMF-driven reforms. They caution that without a shift toward medium-term growth planning, the country risks slipping back into another ec
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Pakistan's first-quarter growth claims questioned as think tank flags stat
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, in a critical brief, the Economic Policy and Business Development (EPBD) think tank argued that the growth approved by the National Accounts Committee (NAC) reflects "methodological artefacts, deflator manipulation and import-led assembly activity," instead
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MQM-P announces 'Karachi Bachao' campaign over worsening civic conditions
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The announcement was made on Saturday at a press conference held at the party's Bahadurabad headquarters, attended by senior leaders, including Farooq Sattar, Syed Aminul Haque, and Haider Abbas Rizvi, among others.
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Lawlessness deepens in Balochistan as kidnappings shake business confidenc
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Escalating incidents of kidnapping for ransom in Balochistan's Kech district have sparked renewed concerns over the breakdown of law and order, with political leaders warning that continued official inaction is eroding public safety and damaging the local economy.
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Pakistan's traders brand 2025 a "year of economic collapse" as businesses
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, the report states that commercial activity remained below 60 per cent throughout the year, with widespread shutdowns of small and medium enterprises across the country. Describing 2025 as a "year of closures," AKTA President Atiq Mir said thousands of trader
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Agriculture in crisis as policy failures and climate shocks batter Pakista
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Contributing nearly a quarter of the country's GDP and employing over a third of the population, agriculture's decline has raised fresh alarms about food security and rural livelihoods, as reported by The Express Tribune.
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