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The debate over creating new provinces in Pakistan has gained renewed attention, with proponents arguing that smaller administrative units could improve representation, governance and access to public services.
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The debate over creating new provinces in Pakistan has gained renewed attention, with proponents arguing that smaller administrative units could improve representation, governance and access to public services.
The report examines the Federal Budget 2026-2027 through a lens of economic freedom, assessing if the budget promotes or restricts the ability of individuals and businesses to produce, trade and consume without arbitrary state intervention. Operating under an IMF-supported stabilisation framework fu…
Pakistan’s macroeconomic stability is increasingly constrained by structural dependence on imported oil and LNG, concentrated exposure to the Strait of Hormuz, and limited fiscal and external buffers. Recent geopolitical shocks, particularly the Iran conflict, have begun to transmit into domestic ma…
Household incomes have risen, but so have essential expenditures, neutralising welfare gains. Across per-capita expenditure quintiles, essential spending continues to absorb a large share of household budgets, ranging from around 67 percent in the lowest quintile to 56 percent in the highest. Bud…
Recurrent Flood Losses and Governance Gaps: The 2025 floods which caused estimated damages of Rs 822 billion, highlight that Pakistan’s disaster vulnerability stems not only from climate shocks but also from weak governance, fiscal misalignment, and underinvestment in adaptation. This also stresses…
The Government presented the Finance Bill 2025 with the aspiration to “foster competition” and “economic productivity”. The budget followed an economic stabilization achieved under the framework of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The stabilization achieved on account of falling inflation to 4…
Pakistan availed IMF’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) in June 2024. This was an effort to address the prevailing economic problems in the country. This $7.5 billion loan was aimed at initiating critical reforms in the economy. The four key focus areas of this program were: 1. Strengthening policy-m…