Pakistan is the EU’s largest GSP+ beneficiary, but Europe is rewriting the conditions attached to preferential trade. The new regime begins in 2027, Pakistan must reapply by the end of 2028, and the stakes extend far beyond tariffs. Continue reading Pakistan Cannot Treat GSP+ as Permanent. Europe Is Changing the Bargain.
$100 oil is hitting India and Pakistan through currencies, import bills and household costs, but not equally. India consumes far more imported crude; Pakistan has less economic room to absorb a prolonged Middle East energy shock. Continue reading The Same $100 Oil Hits India and Pakistan Very Differently
Pakistan has moved away from immediate economic crisis, yet many middle-class households still feel financially exposed. Inflation, electricity costs and job insecurity reveal the widening gap between national economic stabilisation and security at the kitchen table. Continue reading Pakistan’s Economy Has Stabilised. Why Does Middle-Class Life Still Feel So Fragile?
Karachi’s transport data and Pakistan’s harassment laws show why this issue is bigger than bad manners I have watched women in Karachi change where they stand when a man keeps looking at them. Nothing dramatic has to happen. No hand reaches out. No abusive word is spoken. Sometimes the eyes are enough. A woman moves closer to another woman, adjusts her dupatta or waits for the next bus because the space around her no longer feels comfortable. We usually describe this behaviour with a familiar Urdu word: ghoorna. Staring. It sounds almost trivial when translated that way. Bad manners. Poor … Continue reading Why Women’s Unsafe Commutes Are an Economic Problem for Pakistan
Pakistan is rapidly digitising payments, expanding Raast and strengthening FBR’s tax technology. Yet retailers remain difficult to bring fully into the tax system. The survival of Pakistan’s undocumented economy increasingly looks less like a technology problem and more like an institutional test. Continue reading Why Pakistan’s Undocumented Economy Survived Every Government
