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 Ukraine, and domestic challenges, including from accommodative policies that resulted in uneven and unbalanced growth….
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 in media, around 33 million people across Pakistan have been affected as of August 25,…
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 other”—Paul Valery Travelling around the world, one comes across landmarks attributed to battles and wars,…
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 of this brotherly country. As a result, Pakistan has managed to get a bilateral support…
Pakistan
Multiple Challenges Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Pakistan is the fifth most populous country in the world which as on August 23, 2022 is 230,052,620 as per worldometers. It shares borders with two important international powers,…
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 and implementation of monetary policy, formulation and implementation of exchange rate policy, holding, managing all…
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 June 17, 2022, was not different from the earlier ones—it continues to be among jurisdictions…
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 not the country its people would have liked it to be. Agreed that there are…
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 struggle of the oppressed against exploitation and domination. The contemporary history of Pakistan is nothing…