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Urgent fix needed for economic woes

Dr Fahmida Khatun expressed her disappointment over the decision to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate and impose additional supplementary duties on more than 100 products by the interim government, just six months after it assumed power following the fall of the Awami League regime, which crumbled like ninepins in the face of a mass uprising in August last year...

Pakistan’s quest for political transformation

AS THE economy begins to matter more and more, Pakistan — the sixth-largest country in the world in terms of population — is in dire condition. With a debt-to-GDP ratio of 84.8 per cent — $278 billion in 2019 — Pakistan is trapped in a vicious cycle where there is limited possibility of the economy improving if policies continue...