Reports

Pakistan’s population is currently estimated to be 240.5 million, growing at an annual rate of 1.98 percent. At this rate Pakistan’s population is projected to reach 400 million by 2050, which is likely to have severe implications for an already water scarce, food insecure, and economically vulnerable country. The level of human development as evident […]

Executive Summary Pakistan’s Female Labor Force Participation (FLFP) is at 22 percent, with the FLFP in urban Pakistan among the lowest in the world – hovering at around 10 percent for over 20 years.[i] According to the World Bank’s Enterprise Survey, women in Pakistan hold only one in 14 jobs in the country’s businesses,[ii] reflecting […]

The travails of Pakistan’s economy over the year seem far from over, but they have surely revealed the resilience of Pakistan in an emphatic manner, that many never thought possible. The ongoing economic crisis is also raising serious questions about the role of multilateral agencies, which seemingly continue to push for economic rationality, but without […]

Unprecedented load shedding caused a countrywide closure of factories and businesses, giving rise to massive unemployment and civil unrest, that started from Faisalabad and Karachi, spreading to the golden triangle of Gujranwala, Sialkot and Gujrat, and eventually sparking a tense situation in Lahore. The Army leadership, along with Supreme Court justices met with the caretaker PM and […]

The transfer of political power in Pakistan has barely ever been smooth. Incoming governments have not only not only had to endure periods of civil and political turbulence, but in most, if not all, instances have had to inherit a tumultuous economy. Likewise, when Imran Khan assumed charge of Pakistan in August 2018, when the […]