[ State must first build constitutional, legal & regulatory foundations for crypto initiatives & partnerships LAHORE: Pakistan’s renewed embrace of cryptocurrency is being presented as technological progress. Official statements describe blockchain, tokenisation and virtual assets as instruments capable of attracting investment, modernising financial services and positioning Pakistan within the emerging digital economy. Few would dispute … Read more

[ Energy-rich districts remain among least developed despite decades of gas production ISLAMABAD: Till 1982, Balochistan was fulfilling 82% of Pakistan’s natural gas needs, and that too from the district of Dera Bugti alone, which is host to the gas fields of Sui, Loti, Pirkoh, Uch and Zin. Even by 1995, this contribution stood at … Read more

[ Malnutrition, not inflation or debt, poses greatest long-term threat to economic growth On the occasion, Micronutrient Initiative Pakistan Director Dr Naseer Nizamani said the situation of malnutrition in Pakistan, particularly K-P, was alarming. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: Pakistan’s economic debate rarely strays far from familiar territory. Inflation, public debt, exports, taxation and the energy crisis … Read more