Dr. Pervez Tahir is a senior economist, writer and speaker.
Those who devote their lives to serving the poor leave in peace
As the country enters 2022, it is deficit, deficit all the way and the government follows
A policy needs to be formulated for early childhood education system at the village level
Visit Thar, if you are sick of the gloomy macro-economic scene and a depressing political economy. You will not regret it
Hasilpur adds to many other cases that demonstrate that development happens when people are facilitated to take charge of their own lives
Are there any solutions available to improve access to housing in rural areas?
The proposed measures include withdrawal of exemptions in sales tax and income tax; and reduced concessionary tax rates, besides growth in nominal GDP
The dominant features of the budgetary culture stand exposed in the wake of emergencies and disasters
Online education presents serious challenges in assessment
Despite some economic achievements in 2019, the government still faces challenges of inflation and unemployment
Taxes have to be collected but what if the collecting organisation is inefficient, outdated and corrupt?
Given the history of previous IMF programmes in Pakistan, one can only hope this one makes the required difference
While the government’s stop-go policies and U-turns have shattered the private sector confidence, an activist NAB has given birth to bureaucratic...
Inconsistent decision-making, bureaucratic inertia, negative growth of large-scale manufacturing in the July-November period and state borrowing...
Kaniz Yusuf, an educationist who challenged the ivory towers of intellect, remained an activist till the end
Whether the government accepts a bailout on the IMF’s conditions or not, inflation is high and on a rising trajectory following the hike in energy...
A fighter for economic, social, political and human rights, this is him. If it is right, he fights, even if he is alone
The transition from the rhetoric of securing billions of dollars from the looters and the diaspora to the reality of the IMF has been quicker than...
The latest amnesty scheme has only one purpose -- the economy has a huge hole in its trade and current accounts that has to be plugged somehow
China is emerging as a hegemonic politico-economic power, with the yuan ruling the monetary roost
