Former finance minister Miftah Ismail said on Monday Pakistan is “intolerant as hell” and “belligerently uneducated” as the elite capture of resources has left no space for reforms. Speaking at Habib University, the businessman-turned-politician wore the hat of an economics professor to talk to students in the uneasy presence of the educational institute’s rich benefactors who have “invented th
Rarely have things been as messy as they are today. Political and economic crises are not unusual in Pakistan’s history. But, in previous episodes, it was actually possible to see one or two points of origin from where the troubles were emanating, a relatively clear path out of the crisis was usually visible, and somebody — whether civilian or military — was ready and willing to undertake the t
In its latest forecasts, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Germany and Italy will be in recession next year, and GDP growth in the US will be just one per cent, down from an estimated 1.6pc this year. Bad news for Pakistan exports. The Fund also says that economic growth in China will inch up to 4.4pc in 2023, up from an estimated 3.2pc in 2022. Growth in Britain will be a negligible 0
Have you ever taken a look at your electricity bill, which seems to be higher every time no matter what you do, and thought of switching to solar but did not know where to start? Dawn.com collected information from a few companies operating across Pakistan to answer your questions about how much a solar system costs, what types there are, and how much you can expect to save. Types of solar sys
Weather- and climate-related disasters have affected over 75 million Pakistanis in the past three decades, with estimated economic losses of over $29 billion, or roughly $1billion a year, latest World Bank report estimated. The projected temperature extremes will progressively amplify the negative impacts on human health, livelihoods, and ecosystems that Pakistan is already experiencing, said t