Opinion
Pakistan needs fresh discourse, not old binaries
Growth is the first casualty of stabilization in economies like Pakistan that exhibit cyclical behavior
Jan 18, 2026
Jan 18, 2026
Asad Ejaz Butt is an economist based in Boston, US. He tweets @asadaijaz.
Growth is the first casualty of stabilization in economies like Pakistan that exhibit cyclical behavior
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Tariffs will continue to be used as a negotiating tool, with intermittent taxes replacing blanket tariffs
Contrary to what was expected, growth path was not jolted by CPEC. In fact it has nose dived in some sectors
Ice seems to have melted between the arch-rivals even though it took 53 years to bury the hatchet
