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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicPakistan economy

Topic: Pakistan economy

Talks with TTP shameful. Pakistani lawmakers, wake up before you become irrelevant

TTP killers understand only the language of force. The lesson seems lost and the gains achieved at great cost by soldiers and officers are being undone.

Taliban hikes price of coal that Pakistan wants to import, shows who pulls the strings

Taliban increased the price of coal from $90 per tonne to $200 per tonne, and set custom duties at 30%, hours after Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif announced import plans.

Pakistanis confident the world won’t let a nuclear state collapse. They forget Soviet Union

Pakistan’s proclivity to live beyond its means, punch way above its weight, and indulge in expensive foreign policy adventures are all coming home to roost.

Ta-ta Twix, hello Belco—Pakistan’s import ban is a cause for local chocolates to celebrate

While the import ban benefits Pakistan's local brands, some question why their foreign chocolates are being confiscated during customs checks.

Pakistan wants US to mediate bailout negotiations with IMF. Media says focus on budget

PTI leader Shireen Mazari suggested a connection between Finance Minister Miftah Ismail's meeting with US Ambassador Donald Blome and ex-PM Imran Khan's ouster.

Pakistan’s minister has a two-cup-tea formula to fight economic crisis

Apart from consuming less tea, Pakistan’s planning and development minister Ahsan Iqbal also asked traders to wrap up their work early to save on energy.

Economic recovery under Imran Khan makes Pakistanis question his ouster

The findings of Pakistan Economic Survey 2022 left finance minister Miftah Ismail unhappy as he underlined that the Shehbaz Sharif government has 'inherited a fragile economy'.

Moody’s lowers Pakistan’s outlook from stable to negative citing IMF bailout delay

The rating agency’s decision is driven by Pakistan’s heightened external vulnerability risk and uncertainty around its ability to secure adequate additional external financing.

Soon Pakistan will be next Sri Lanka. What it means for India as China’s debt trap grows

When Pakistan goes bankrupt in a few months, China could be looking for an alternative route to ports in the Indian Ocean. Can Delhi alter the South Asian geopolitics?

How Pakistan economy was in fast lane for 30 yrs but its engine kept overheating with debt

PM Shehbaz Sharif said that a life of debt is no life. But a look at the history of Pakistan’s loans suggests his predecessors perhaps lacked economic wisdom.

On Camera

Hrithik Roshan & Jr NTR in Janaab-e-Aali is exactly what a dance-off should not be

Forget comparing it with classics like Hrithik’s Ek Pal Ka Jeena or the slick title track of Dhoom 2, Janaab-e-Aali does not even come close to Ghungroo.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.