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Friday March 21, 2025
Mansoor Ahmad

  • March 21, 2025

    Why textile titans must transform

    A worker operates a machine preparing fabric at the Kohinoor Textile Mills in Lahore on July 20, 2023. — AFPLAHORE: The resilience demonstrated by...

  • March 20, 2025

    Pakistan’s manufacturing faces efficiency crisis

    Representational image of a LSM car manufacturing unit. — APP/FileLAHORE: Pakistan’s manufacturing and services sectors continue to struggle...

  • March 18, 2025

    Why Pakistan needs to overhaul its economic strategy

    People throng at the Bohri Bazaar in Saddar, Karachi. — AFP/FileLAHORE: The economy is not just about generating wealth. In Pakistan, a select few...

  • March 16, 2025

    How growing pay gap threatens economic stability

    A representational image of a currency dealer counting Rs500 notes. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Pay inequality has become a growing concern in Pakistan,...

  • March 15, 2025

    Corruption problem: identifying loopholes and implementing solutions

    A person can be seen holding notes of Pakistani currency in his hands. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Corruption in Pakistan follows identifiable patterns,...

  • March 14, 2025

    Pakistan’s digital lag: lessons from Singapore and India

    A representational image of a person using coding for data purposes. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Artificial intelligence is one of the most cost-effective...

  • March 13, 2025

    Resistance to change

    A woman checks the smell of rice at a market in Karachi on June 10, 2020. — AFPLAHORE: There is strong resistance to economic reforms in Pakistan,...

  • March 12, 2025

    Why wheat flour fortification matters

    A labourer carrying flour bags. — Reuters/FileLAHORE: Micronutrient deficiencies are severely impacting the health of almost all segments of...

  • March 11, 2025

    Balancing automation and employment in textile industry

    In this photograph women are working at a garment factory. — AFP/FileLAHORE: As value addition increases and more advanced technology is...

  • March 09, 2025

    How weak rule of law undermines economy

    This undated image shows a policeman running past a burning vehicle in Karachi. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Rule of law in Pakistan is repeatedly...

  • March 07, 2025

    Tackling terrorism to boost economic growth

    A representational image of armed terrorists. — Reuters/FileLAHORE: The ongoing wave of terrorism in Pakistan is significantly hindering economic...

  • March 06, 2025

    How rising cost of living squeezes middle class

    This image shows the consumers buying fresh vegetables from a local market. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Policymakers tend to focus more on food inflation...

  • March 04, 2025

    Curbing Ramazan price hikes: lessons from global practices

    People buy dry fruits at a market in Karachi, Pakistan February 1, 2023. — ReutersLAHORE: The surge in the prices of essential commodities,...

  • March 02, 2025

    Trump’s trade policies and global shifts

    US President Donald Trump, March 13, 2023. — ReutersLAHORE: Donald Trump’s recent policy shifts -- particularly his aggressive trade stance,...

  • March 01, 2025

    How Indian states outpace Pakistani provinces in investment competition

    Pakistani and Indian soldiers take part in the flag lowering ceremony at the Pak-India Wagah Border. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Indian states actively...

  • February 27, 2025

    Pakistan’s economic crossroads: reform or ruin?

    A labourer bends over as he carries packs of textile fabric on his back to deliver to a nearby shop in a market in Karachi on June 24, 2022. —...

  • February 26, 2025

    Tax dilemma

    A representational image of tax shows wooden boxes with letters T, A and X written on them. — Reuters/FileLAHORE: Pakistan adheres to...

  • February 25, 2025

    Reducing RLNG costs: lessons from regional strategies

    Labourers unload gas cylinders from a truck at a market on the outskirts of Islamabad. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Pakistan’s regasified liquefied natural...

  • February 23, 2025

    How counterfeit products threaten economy

    A representational image showing various hand bags inside a shop. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Pakistani consumers are facing a dual menace -- adulteration...

  • February 22, 2025

    Pakistan’s policy failure

    Reliance on int'l models fails to account for unique challenges, such as informal markets, bureaucratic red tape

  • February 20, 2025

    E-commerce: a catalyst for SME growth

    Representational image of a person using their credit card and a laptop for e-commerce. — Enablers College of Technology/FileLAHORE: The advent of...

  • February 18, 2025

    Our development divide

    People throng at the Bohri Bazaar in Saddar, Karachi. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Pakistan has long experienced an unequal allocation of resources, with...

  • February 16, 2025

    Labour market reforms

    Labourers are busy in their work at brick kiln. — APP/FileLAHORE: Developing labour markets that cater to both young and old is crucial for...

  • February 16, 2025

    SIFC coordinator highlights economic reforms

    National Coordinator of the Special Investment Facilitation Council Lt General Sarfraz Ahmed addressing an event. — Screengrab via...

  • February 15, 2025

    Pakistan’s AI dependence

    A robot seen in this undated image. — Reuters/fileLAHORE: Pakistan relies on global tech giants like Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, Amazon, and other...

  • February 14, 2025

    Inflation and unemployment

    People are buying vegetables from a vendor at the Fruit and Vegetables Market in Islamabad. — Online/FileLAHORE: While nominal wages in Pakistan...

  • February 13, 2025

    Pathway to economic mobility

    People throng at the Bohri Bazaar in Saddar, Karachi. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Our country remains burdened by deep-rooted poverty, where generations...

  • February 11, 2025

    Unsustainable fiscal deficit

    A person counts Rs5,000 notes. — AFP/FileLAHORE: If Pakistan fails to address the structural issues in its economy and continues running...

  • February 09, 2025

    Making businesses resilient

    A representational image of a group discussing their business plan. — Unsplash/FileLAHORE: Businesses in Pakistan can build resilience to overcome...

  • February 08, 2025

    How to revamp textile

    In this image, a man can be seen working in a textile factory in Pakistan. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Pakistan urgently needs to attract foreign investment...

  • February 07, 2025

    Crucial role of women in workforce

    This photograph taken on November 19, 2015 shows employees of online marketplace company in Karachi, Pakistan. — AFPLAHORE: Pakistan’s...

  • February 06, 2025

    ‘Trump’s tariffs’ reshape global trade

    US President Donald Trump looks on, on the day he signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, January 31,...

  • February 04, 2025

    The state of Pakistan’s corporate sector

    A representational image showing Pakistani youth using laptops in an office. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Pakistan’s corporate sector has not achieved the...

  • February 02, 2025

    Economic leakages

    A representational image of tax shows wooden boxes with letters T, A and X written on them. — Reuters/FileLAHORE: If Pakistan could eliminate...

  • February 01, 2025

    How elite privileges impact governance in Pakistan

    A pick-up truck locally known as "Dala" parked at a street in Karachi on November 12, 2024. — AFP LAHORE: The extravagant lifestyle of...

  • January 31, 2025

    Pakistan’s economic decline

    Women are busy Eid shopping at the Commercial market ahead of Eidul–Fitr on April 4, 2024. — APPLAHORE: In 1990, Pakistan boasted the highest...

  • January 30, 2025

    Educated but overlooked

    A representational image showing girls attending a class at a school in Lahore. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Women in Pakistan often excel academically,...

  • January 28, 2025

    Accountability challenges

    This image released on March 3, 2022, shows the FBR building. — Facebook @Federal Board of Revenue/FileLAHORE: Accountability in Pakistan has seen...

  • January 26, 2025

    How to tackle unemployment through inclusivity

    The representational image shows women working at a garment factory. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Unemployment and the gender employment gap remain critical...

  • January 25, 2025

    Affordable utilities

    The image released on December 17, 2023 shows an inside view of a store owned by the Utility Stores of Pakistan. —...

  • January 24, 2025

    Bridging gaps in growth and governance

    A farmer spreads fertiliser in a rice paddy field on the outskirts of Lahore. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Pakistan faces significant challenges in...

  • January 22, 2025

    Economic turmoil pushes millions of Pakistanis out of middle class

    Economy has been plagued by high inflation and currency devaluation resulting in eroding purchasing power

  • January 21, 2025

    Efficiency and equity

    A representational image of a office in which files are stacked on the tables. — X@SACP/FileLAHORE: While economic efficiency is often seen as a...

  • January 21, 2025

    LCCI, Lahore DC join hands to tackle parking, security issues

    The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry building in Lahore. — Facebook@LahoreChamberofCommerce&Industry/FileLAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of...

  • January 19, 2025

    Unchecked concessions deepen economic woes

    People shop at a market in Karachi. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Pakistan’s current economic crisis is multifaceted, driven by governance failures, global...

  • January 18, 2025

    Why Pakistani businesses struggle to compete globally

    A representational image of a flag of Pakistan fluttering among American flags hoisted by students and staff from Pepperdine University in Malibu....

  • January 17, 2025

    Turning uncertainty into opportunity

    Employees work on their terminals inside an office. — Reuters/FileLAHORE: Uncertainty can serve as a springboard to success when navigated with...

  • January 16, 2025

    Institute for pain management solutions being set up in City

    A Haleon session seen in this undated image. — Instagram@buzzessence/FileLAHORE : Pakistan is the first country where Haleon Pain Management...

  • January 16, 2025

    Policy dilemma

    The inside view of the National Assembly of Pakistan.— The News/FileLAHORE: Managing a consultative process in policymaking when stakeholders...

  • January 15, 2025

    Policies for inclusive growth

    People shop at a market in Lahore, Pakistan on April 30, 2022. — AFPLAHORE: The distinction between market-friendly and business-friendly economic...