Author Name : Shahid Anwar
Upcoming IMF review Pakistan can no longer delay SOE reform
Pakistan’s state-owned enterprise (SOE) problem is no longer a question of diagnosis. It is a question of economic cost. For years, governments have identified loss-making enterprises, announced restructuring plans and considered privatization. Yet the financial burden has remained. In FY2025, 25 loss-making SOEs recorded combined losses of Rs832.8 billion.
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The Next NFC Debate
Pakistan has spent years debating how national tax revenues should be divided between the federation and the provinces. But perhaps we have been asking the wrong question. The real issue is not who gets a larger share under the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award.
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