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Did the IMF Force Pakistan to Sign the 1994 Power Policy? A common defence of the 1994 contracts examined honestly. The short answer is no. The longer answer is more uncomfortable. By Asad Baig · Lahore · April 2026 · Approx. 5-min read The defence Whenever I write about the 1994 Power Policy, the...
Asad BaigWhat Is Circular Debt in Pakistan's Power Sector? The Rs. 2,640 billion problem nobody can fully explain in one sentence, explained in five minutes By Asad Baig · Lahore · April 2026 · Approx. 5-min read Circular debt in one paragraph Circular debt is the amount of money owed by Pakistan's power se...
Asad BaigThe Capital Cost Trick: How Inflated Costs Locked In Inflated Tariffs How Pakistani IPPs were built on books that priced concrete and steel at three times the global rate, and why your bill has been paying for it ever since By Asad Baig · Lahore · April 2026 · Approx. 8-min read The number that mak...
Asad BaigWhat Is a Take-or-Pay Contract? A Plain-English Guide for Pakistanis The single contractual provision that put Rs. 2 trillion a year on your electricity bill By Asad Baig · Lahore · April 2026 · Approx. 7-min read Why this one phrase matters If you read any Pakistani newspaper article about the ele...
Asad BaigShould You Install Solar in Pakistan in 2026? An Honest Guide for Pakistani Households What changed in February 2026, what the new math actually looks like, and how to decide for your home or business By Asad Baig · Lahore · April 2026 · Approx. 17-min read The question every Pakistani family is as...
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Tajikistan, Lebanon, Haiti, Pakistan. Every country addicted to remittances has stayed poor. The structural reasons no labour-export economy has ever developed.
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Pakistani workers earn 15 to 35 percent less than Indians for the same job in the Gulf. The reason is not skill. It is the state's failure to negotiate.
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A 30-year, 5-phase plan to reverse Pakistan's brain drain. Three industries, third-party legal guarantees, and a dedicated agency insulated from electoral change.
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Less than 5 percent of Pakistan's remittance dollars go to productive investment. The full breakdown of where every $100 sent home actually ends up.
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A 5-marla in Bahria Town Lahore now costs 25 years of median Pakistani salary. How diaspora dollars and DHA created a worse housing crisis than the United States.
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The IMF estimates Pakistan's hawala flow at $15-20 billion a year. How the informal money transfer system works and why it inflates real estate.
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India has BLAs with wage floors in every Gulf state. Pakistan signs weaker agreements without effective wage protection. The mechanism, the gap, and the fix.
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