Shahid Sattar

  • November 04, 2024

    What is the cost of misguided energy policies?

    The elimination of ‘captive power’ in Pakistan’s gas sector, set as a structural IMF benchmark for January 2025, could deeply impact the...

  • May 13, 2024

    Dismal savings

    Pakistan has the one of the lowest savings rates in the world. During the past decade, Pakistan’s savings rate has averaged around 13 percent of...

  • April 08, 2024

    Energy challenges

    The new government faces the daunting challenge of navigating its complex economic landscape. The country’s foreign debt, while seemingly modest...

  • March 18, 2024

    Self-sufficiency vs loans dependence

    As Pakistan steps into critical discussions with the International Monetary Fund , it's confronting immense financial pressures while simultaneously...

  • February 19, 2024

    Missed opportunity

    The global textiles and apparel trade is witnessing a significant transformation, shifting emphatically towards man-made fibers , which now...

  • January 15, 2024

    Brownouts and blackouts

    Brownouts and blackouts are critical issues affecting the stability and reliability of power supply systems in Pakistan. A brownout is a partial,...

  • December 25, 2023

    Beyond import substitution

    In the expansive arena of economic governance, Ludwig von Mises' profound assertion resonates: "If one rejects laissez-faire on account of man’s...

  • November 20, 2023

    Export or perish

    The fundamental problem of our economy is that balance of payments crises and a perpetual risk of default have become the status quo.

  • October 16, 2023

    Powering progress

    Pakistan has been facing a host of challenges that have seriously impacted its development, growth, economic progress and political stability....

  • July 31, 2023

    Cotton crisis

    Stagnation in Pakistan's rural economy has been ongoing over the last decade for a multitude of reasons. The lackluster performance of cotton has...

  • September 02, 2019

    T-axing the golden goose

    With the imposition of general sales tax at 17 percent on the previously zero-rated textile sector, Federal Board of Revenue is looking to collect...