People shop at a local market in Rawalpindi. — AFP/FileLAHORE: In 1990, Pakistan boasted the largest middle class as a percentage of its...
A view of the Pakistan Steel Mills . — Pakistan Steel Mills websiteLAHORE: Our steel industry relies heavily on both imported raw steel and...
People take lunch at a public Dastarkhawan. — Bahria Town Website/FileLAHORE: Public appeasement expenditures may be necessary in times of...
The International Monetary Fund logo is displayed outside its headquarters in Washington, DC, on October 8, 2022. — AFPLAHORE: Pakistan’s...
Women shop at a market in Rawalpindi. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Discretionary powers, especially when unaccountable, can significantly distort an economy,...
Containers are loaded onto trucks at the seaport terminal DIT Duisburg Intermodal Terminal at the Duisburg harbour, on July 13, 2023. — AFPLAHORE:...
An employee works at a textile factory in Karachi. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Risk management culture is generally less prevalent in Pakistan, particularly...
Workers are busy in construction work of Orange Line Metro Train Project at Allama Iqbal Road in Lahore. — APP/fileLAHORE: The argument that...
A residential area in a housing society can be seen in this picture. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Karachi and Lahore have immense potential to fund much of...
An employee works at a textile factory in Karachi. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Small and medium enterprises in Pakistan are facing unprecedented challenges...
Representational image shows a man carrying national flags walking through a street on the eve of the Independence Day celebrations in Peshawar. —...
A representational image of a company's employees talking with customers at a call centre in Lahore, Pakistan. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Pakistan’s...
Representational image shows a labourer carrying a sack of potatoes at a fruit and vegetable market in Peshawar. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Pakistani...
A representational image of a man and a child.— AFP/file LAHORE: Alleviating poverty in Pakistan, where 50 per cent of the population is poor,...
A person distributes meals among people.— AFP/file LAHORE: The hardships faced by ordinary Pakistani citizens have multiplied in recent years,...
A foreign currency dealer counts US dollar notes at a currency market in Karachi on July 19, 2022. — AFPLAHORE: Though the Pakistani diaspora...
The dilemma in our economy is that the formal corporate sector demonstrates growth and social compliance and yet unemployment remains high, leading...
Representational image shows labourers working at a construction site. — AFP/FileLAHORE: In Pakistan, where construction is not mechanized, the...
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva in this undated image. — PM's OfficeLAHORE: The successful conclusion of talks...
A representational image of a person talking to youth.— The News/fileLAHORE: Pakistanis generally lack soft skills, which refer to a set of...
Pakistani flag can be seen fluttering in front of the parliament building in Islamabad. — AFP/fileLAHORE: Pakistan generally lags behind its...
A foreign currency dealer counts US dollars at a shop in Karachi, Pakistan, May 19, 2022. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Pakistan’s economic troubles are...
An employee working at a textile factory in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, on April 7, 2011. — AFPLAHORE: There is significant potential to...
Containers are loaded onto trucks at the seaport terminal DIT Duisburg Intermodal Terminal at the Duisburg harbour, on July 13, 2023. — AFPLAHORE:...
Traders, workers, and customers gather at a wholesale fruit market in Lahore on October 16, 2022. — AFP/FileLAHORE: There is a deeply rooted fear...
A representational image of employees working in an office in Karachi. — AFP/File LAHORE: Pakistan’s employment crisis, marked by rising...
Representational image shows a man carrying national flags walking through a street on the eve of the Independence Day celebrations in Peshawar. —...
A man carrying national flags walks through a street on the eve of the Independence Day celebrations in Peshawar on August 13, 2023. — AFPLAHORE:...
People throng a market area in Lahore. — AFP/File LAHORE: Navigating Pakistan’s current economic and political climate, particularly with the...
National flag can be seen fluttering in front of the parliament building in Islamabad. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Pakistan is facing severe challenges,...
People buy pulses and grains at a wholesale market in Karachi on February 1, 2023. — AFP LAHORE: One method to regulate prices is through...
This file photo taken on January 26, 2022, shows the seal for the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC. — AFPLAHORE: The International...
Am Arif Chtkhara stall at the Karachi Eat Festival. — Reporter/Shaharyar KhalidLAHORE: Food adulteration is primarily driven by the desire for...
In this picture taken on April 16, 2023, people throng a market area during shopping in Lahore. — AFPLAHORE: Provinces use substantial federal...
Workers conduct quality checks before packing t-shirts at a textile factory of Texport Industries in Hindupur town in the southern state of Andhra...
This picture shows a general view of the seaport in Karachi, Pakistan. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Pakistan’s economic challenges do not have quick fixes....
Open office workspace is seen in an empty office of an airline service company, as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, in Prague,...
A representational image showing people at a market area in Lahore. — AFP/FileLAHORE: In Pakistan, like in many countries, wealth distribution is...
A worker operates a machine preparing fabric at a textile mill in Lahore on July 20, 2023. — AFPLAHORE: When Pakistan gained independence on...
Representational image shows large number of youngsters waiting in a queue for a job entry test in Islamabad. — AFP/FileLAHORE: The International...
Women buy grocery at a wholesale market in Lahore's Akbari Market. — Online/FileLAHORE: The economic situation in Pakistan is quite complex,...
Motorists on their way during heavy smog in morning hours in Lahore on November 30, 2022. — OnlineLAHORE: Air pollution shortens the average life...
A representational image of Pakistani Rs1,000 note and Rs5 coin. — AFP/FileLAHORE: While both Pakistan and Bangladesh have made significant...
A representational image showing men distributing food to people. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Addressing the complex issue of poverty in Pakistan requires a...
A representational image of a transmission tower, also known as an electricity pylon. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Capacity charges have become a big problem...
Larger enterprises went to Bangladesh with better planning and invested in export processing zones only
Image of the FBR's building in Islamabad. — X/@FBRSpokesperson/FileLAHORE: That the Federal Board of Revenue and the power sector are the soft...
A woman checks rice prices at a main wholesale market. — AFP/FileLAHORE: As political turmoil in the country continues, the finance minister can...
This representational image shows a solid waste dump. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Contrary to the popular opinion, Pakistan is not a resource-starved...
Pakistani skilled labours work at a construction site. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Pakistan has a serious problem to deal with: its highly skilled...