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Health Insurance – An Underrated Necessity

Reading Time: 3 minutes Pakistan is amongst the lowest spenders on Healthcare, with only 5% of total government expenditure made out for it. Comparing to Iran which spends 22% of the total expenditure on health. More than half of Pakistan’s health expenditure is out of pocket and thus only the…

BySaad RashidSeptember 2, 20220Comments

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How Can Pakistan’s Government Promote Small Scale Businesses?

Reading Time: 4 minutes Around 90% of Pakistan’s enterprises are small-scale businesses, employing 80 % of non-agricultural human resources and contributing almost 40 % to the country’s GDP. According to SMEDA’s annual report, there were approximately two million SMEs in Pakistan in 2013, employing fifteen million people, excluding sole proprietors…

ByFatima AsifAugust 30, 20220Comments

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Lamentable Lack of Indigenous Car Brands in Pakistan

Reading Time: 4 minutes Until 2017, the only three companies that dominated the market, and were the only reliable options for the Pakistani population, were none other than Suzuki, Toyota and Honda. This is because companies had captured Pakistan’s automotive market and dug their roots deep into the country. It…

ByKashmala KhalidAugust 26, 20220Comments

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Tourism in Balochistan: The Potential for a Booming Industry

Reading Time: 4 minutes Balochistan boasts a long coast-line with serene waters much different from the completely polluted coast of Sindh bordering Karachi and the stink that comes from it. Beaches like Somniani, Ormara, Pasni etc are currently big tourist destinations for the people in Karachi and rest of Pakistan.…

ByKhudeeja AsifAugust 22, 20220Comments

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Pakistani Street Vendors: Pillars of the Economy

Reading Time: 4 minutes Pakistan is rapidly becoming a country that leaves little to no room for the poor. The public has a negative perception of street vendors, local authorities make their lives insufferable, and urban planning does not include them. As Dr. Sania Nishtar, former Special Assistant to the…

BySeirut JavedAugust 17, 20220Comments

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The Luxury Pak-Afghan Bus Service: What Does This Mean for Cross-Border Trade?

Reading Time: 4 minutes Kabul revealed that Pakistan and Afghanistan reached an agreement last Thursday to take any actions necessary for jump-starting a luxury bus service. The vehicle would cover areas between Peshawar, Jalalabad, Quetta, and Kandahar. Both parties aim to launch the service by the end of August 2022.

ByFatima AsifAugust 2, 20220Comments

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The Mera Pakistan Mera Ghar Scheme: Why has the Government Withdrawn Its Support?

Reading Time: 4 minutes The government of Pakistan envisioned improving the accessibility of reliable housing and promoting the construction sector in hopes of generating economic activities. One way to achieve their vision was to gradually increase the construction of housing units in the coming years. Fortunately, the government was successful…

ByKhudeeja AsifJuly 29, 20220Comments

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China’s Aid in the Future of Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission.

Reading Time: 4 minutes Pakistan’s SUPARCO signed an agreement with the Chinese Ministry of Aerospace Industry in 1991, after a decades-long lull. The majority of reasons for this elongated respite revolves around the entirety of the country’s focus concentrating on furthering the development of nuclear technology, which left SUPARCO way…

ByKashmala KhalidJuly 26, 20220Comments

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The People’s Bus Service

Reading Time: 4 minutes The working man requires something that can ease his woes. Pakistan’s People’s Party, quite surprisingly, has come out as a very unlikely hero in this situation. Or have they? The recently started People’s Bus Service has caused a lot of debate in online circles, and within…

BySaad RashidJuly 21, 20220Comments

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Why Can’t Karachi Handle Monsoon Season?

Reading Time: 4 minutes Urban flooding has devastating effects on cities, especially cities in Pakistan. The government usually blames these consequences on the severity of monsoon rains and climate change, but these are not the sole subjects of the issue. Poor planning is one of the main reasons for Karachi…

ByFatima AsifJuly 18, 20220Comments

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