The writer is joint executive director of the Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan. Tweets @vaqarahmed
Some missing elements in Pakistan’s economic growth
What stops Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from achieving possible development goals?
As we draw near to yet another budget, it is most appropriate to consider how Pakistan can move towards a fairer and just tax regime to boost exports
Development plans should focus on inclusive economic growth, social justice, and protection of environment and natural resources
Federal and provincial governments can greatly encourage social enterprises through preferred treatment under public procurement of goods and services
It is only when one looks at the regional efforts towards corridor-building that one realises how essential it is to position CPEC to complement...
Short-term fiscal agriculture packages cannot be an answer to structural problems faced by the agriculture sector
What can the upcoming federal and provincial budgets offer for creating new jobs?
Economic Coordination Committee’s decisions on gas sector allocation and pricing should be brought for approval to the Council of Common Interest
The PML-N government will need to search for quick remedial actions for checking diminishing investment flows
Repeated interventions of the Ministry of Finance and FBR in trade governance have weakened export inventives
Development partners and the IMF continue to demand fiscal reforms by provincial revenue administrations
Pakistan must compete for limited pockets of energy surplus in the region for inclusive and sustainable economic growth