Need for all-out reforms
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Economic growth is strongly related to good governance and political stability in a country. Unfortunately, during…
Economy under IMF programme
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Pakistan’s economy has been going through a turbulent phase where fiscal imbalances and global challenges have adversely impacted…
When tragedy strikes
Huzaima Bukhari “We don’t even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. In times of tragedy, of…
Pakistan & FATF: Crucial Days Ahead
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The Asia Pacific Group (APG), an inter-governmental organization, consisting of 41-member jurisdictions has recently issued 4th Follow-up Report…
Nature’s wrath, human’s suffering!
Huzaima Bukhari “We must use the wrath of nature as our teacher”—Bhumibol Adulyadej Long before the earth became an abode for human beings, this planet…
IMF, floods & economy
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori “Pakistan’s economy has been buffeted by adverse external conditions, due to spillovers from the war in…
Devastating floods demand national cohesion
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The adverse weather conditions have unfolded a catastrophic situation where floods have created an unprecedented havoc. As reported…
Wars glorified, peace vilipended
Huzaima Bukhari “War: a massacre of people who don’t know each other for the profit of people who know each other but don’t massacre each…
Growing economic challenges & solutions
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, during his two-day (August 23-24, 2022) visit of Qatar met with the top leadership…
SBP: Challenges before New Governor
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), like central banks of other countries, plays an important role in determination…
FATF’s appraisal of technical compliance
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori For Pakistan, the outcome of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) meeting, held in Berlin on…
Pakistan—the future image
Huzaima Bukhari “With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve”—Muhammad Ali Jinnah Agreed that Pakistan today is…
Independence Day reflections
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq “Small nations have always struggled against more powerful ones for their freedom. The whole history of mankind is a…
Pakistan at 75
Governance sans justice Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Rule of law, transparency, accountability and fair treatment to all citizens are considered…
Averting default, inviting stagflation
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori “There were serious worries about Pakistan heading the way of Sri Lanka and getting into a “default-like situation,”…
To cry or not to cry
Huzaima Bukhari “We don’t train boys to have vocabulary around their emotions beyond anger”—Fredric Rabinowitz The last couple of centuries have witnessed a plethora of…
Meeting the challenge of rising inflation
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Pakistan will not risk creating economic recession for the sake of achieving inflation-adjusted positive interest rate, soothing market’s…