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Bringing medical expertise closer to home

Bringing medical expertise closer to home
Access to quality healthcare should not depend on where a person lives or how far they are from a major hospital. Yet for many citizens, particularly those living in underserved areas, reaching a specialist can mean travelling long distances, spending mon…
Stronger immunization for Pakistan’s future
Pakistan’s renewed engagement with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance at 79th World Health Assembly reflects an encouraging shift towards long-term planning in the country’s public health sector. The meeting between Syed Mustafa Kamal and Dr Sania Nishtar was not…
Climate justice cannot remain a slogan
Pakistan’s climate crisis is often measured in statistics: floods affecting millions, heat waves claiming lives, shrinking water resources and collapsing infrastructure. But the minister’s remarks cut through language of policy papers and technical report…
Pakistan expands financing options
Pakistan’s successful entry into China’s domestic capital market through the issuance of its first-ever Panda Bond is more than a financial transaction; it is a strategic economic signal. At a time when emerging economies are seeking diversified financing…
A goal still within reach, but not yet won
Pakistan’s continued struggle against polio underscores both the scale of the challenge and the persistence required to overcome it. The launch of yet another anti-polio vaccination campaign in the federal capital, targeting over 447,000 children, reflect…
 Digital growth without security carries heavy risks
As Pakistan accelerates toward a digital economy, rise in cybercrime has emerged as one of the country’s most pressing national security and governance challenges. The statement by Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fa…
Technology and data to shape Pakistan’s future economy
Pakistan’s digital transformation agenda is gradually moving from policy rhetoric to institutional execution. Inauguration of the IBI Pakistan Digital Economy Headquarters marks another significant step in the country’s attempt to align economic moderniza…
Practical tariffs needed or growth
Pakistan’s industrial sector continues to grapple with structural inefficiencies that undermine competitiveness, discourage value addition and weaken export potential. The concerns raised by the delegation of National Steel Complex Limited during its meet…
Sustainable growth back on agenda
Pakistan’s economic landscape has long been shaped by structural imbalances, with climate risks now compounding existing vulnerabilities. Floods, water stress, and energy challenges have underscored the urgency of embedding resilience into development pla…
Pakistan’s next challenge
Pakistan’s economic predicament is no longer a mystery. The country has spent decades trapped in cycles of debt, low productivity, inconsistent policymaking and import dependence. Despite possessing a population exceeding 240 million, rich agricultural re…
From policy to practice
Pakistan’s engagement with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) reflects a timely and necessary shift toward aligning economic policy with environmental sustainability. As climate pressures intensify and fiscal constraints tighten, the ability to mobi…
Pakistan’s cultural wealth needs economic vision
Pakistan’s economic debate has long revolved around loans, exports, inflation, and fiscal deficits. Yet one of the country’s most underutilized engines of growth continues to receive far less strategic attention than it deserves: tourism. The recent semin…
Stronger immunization for Pakistan’s future
Pakistan’s renewed engagement with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance at 79th World Health Assembly reflects an encouraging shift towards long-term planning in the country’s public health sector. The meeting between Syed Mustafa Kamal and Dr Sania Nishtar was not…
Climate justice cannot remain a slogan
Pakistan’s climate crisis is often measured in statistics: floods affecting millions, heat waves claiming lives, shrinking water resources and collapsing infrastructure. But the minister’s remarks cut through language of policy papers and technical report…
Pakistan expands financing options
Pakistan’s successful entry into China’s domestic capital market through the issuance of its first-ever Panda Bond is more than a financial transaction; it is a strategic economic signal. At a time when emerging economies are seeking diversified financing…
A goal still within reach, but not yet won
Pakistan’s continued struggle against polio underscores both the scale of the challenge and the persistence required to overcome it. The launch of yet another anti-polio vaccination campaign in the federal capital, targeting over 447,000 children, reflect…
 Digital growth without security carries heavy risks
As Pakistan accelerates toward a digital economy, rise in cybercrime has emerged as one of the country’s most pressing national security and governance challenges. The statement by Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fa…
Technology and data to shape Pakistan’s future economy
Pakistan’s digital transformation agenda is gradually moving from policy rhetoric to institutional execution. Inauguration of the IBI Pakistan Digital Economy Headquarters marks another significant step in the country’s attempt to align economic moderniza…
Practical tariffs needed or growth
Pakistan’s industrial sector continues to grapple with structural inefficiencies that undermine competitiveness, discourage value addition and weaken export potential. The concerns raised by the delegation of National Steel Complex Limited during its meet…
Sustainable growth back on agenda
Pakistan’s economic landscape has long been shaped by structural imbalances, with climate risks now compounding existing vulnerabilities. Floods, water stress, and energy challenges have underscored the urgency of embedding resilience into development pla…
Pakistan’s next challenge
Pakistan’s economic predicament is no longer a mystery. The country has spent decades trapped in cycles of debt, low productivity, inconsistent policymaking and import dependence. Despite possessing a population exceeding 240 million, rich agricultural re…

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