Kathay Kalame Too often one hears of a gloomy prognosis predicting doom for the Pakistani economy. Lets see what kind of story the actual numbers tell in comparison to more advanced economies of the world. In March 2009, Pakistan’s trade deficit narrowed by almost 50%, as imports declined faster than exports. Good news for the […]

Adil Najam and Owais Mughal First, a word of thanks to our readers for responding to our call for supporting the nearly one million Pakistanis who have been displaced by the fighting in Swat and adjoining regions. Knowing that many of our readers are already contributing very significantly in many different ways through many sources, […]

Adil Najam and Owais Mughal As Mosharraf Zaidi wrote in his post yesterday: “In the long run, only Pakistan can help Pakistan.” As long-time readers of this site know, central to our notion of Pakistaniat is the idea that taking national responsibility is as important as having national pride. With the number of displaced Pakistanis […]