Reko Diq area is located in the ‘Tethyan Magmatic Arc’, home to not only huge mineral deposits, but also (estimated)...

Although a much-needed transition from PTI to PML-N has taken place (amidst great drama of Shakespearean proportions), the uncertainties plaguing...

Economic management in Pakistan generally follows two iron laws: one, just lay the blame of everything wrong on previous governments;...

It all began with celebratory fireworks, couched in the vows to quickly turn things around because they were ‘clean,’ which...

Shahid Mehmood discusses some of the corrective steps the government can take to save the economy

Shahid Mehmood explains the positive aspects and the shortcomings of the app

It is logical for its owner to think in terms of divesting away from a single activity towards other promising...

Taking off beneficiaries from BISP has got nothing to do with politics, writes Shahid Mehmood

Shahid Mehmood discusses contributions of Paul Volcker to the field of economists

Shahid Mehmood is not convinced by the narrative of the country’s economic managers

Policymakers must understand what R&D and innovation can do for the economy, writes Shahid Mehmood

Shahid Mehmood looks at the history and factors that led to this moment

There are two competing narratives on the government’s economic performance, writes Shahid Mehmood

Shahid Mehmood recently witnessed firsthand how sickness and death facilitates the livelihoods of many

The practice of jobbery has seeped deep into the psyche of this land and its people, 72 years after Jinnah...

Shahid Mehmood was dismayed to see business community leaders complaining about the state of the economy in a meeting with...

Pakistan serves as a good example of how a country is caught up in an unending cycle of economic difficulties...

Pakistan is not yet in the same deep quagmire as Argentina is, but the strains on its economy are becoming...

There are very few people in Pakistan who have interest in establishing meritocracy and transparency, writes Shahid Mehmood

The economy cannot run on short-term measures, writes Shahid Mehmood

Shahid Mehmood outlines the constraints of Pakistan’s economy

It is internal economic dynamics that will ultimately decide the veracity and wisdom of the move to revoke Article 370,...

Shahid Mehmood explains why these informal channels have endured the test of time

Shahid Mehmood looks back at the events that caused a global economic meltdown

If PM Khan is serious about wealth creation, he should look at how government machinery stifles economic freedom of citizens,...

Shahid Mehmood assess the performance of PTI’s administration