Does Pakistan Already Feed the Poor Through Zakat and Bait-ul-Mal? The country's existing systems of giving, beside the state cash programme By the ISN Media desk • June 2026 • Approx. 5-min read This is a short, factual answer about Pakistan's existing systems of giving and how they relate to the...
ISN MEDIAWhat Is BISP and How Much Is Its 2026-27 Budget? Pakistan's largest cash safety net, and its Rs 844.8 billion allocation By the ISN Media desk • June 2026 • Approx. 5-min read This is a short, factual answer about the Benazir Income Support Programme and its 2026-27 allocation. The figures are Budg...
ISN MEDIAIs Pakistan's 2026-27 Budget Just Political Engineering? A contested charge, examined against what the figures show By the ISN Media desk • June 2026 • Approx. 5-min read This is a short, neutral examination of a charge made by some critics of Pakistan's 2026-27 budget. It sets out the argument and...
ISN MEDIAIs BISP Politically Motivated? A contested question, with the arguments on both sides By the ISN Media desk • June 2026 • Approx. 5-min read This is a short, neutral guide to a contested question. It sets out the arguments on each side without endorsing one. For one citizen's opinion that BISP is p...
ISN MEDIADefence vs Development in Pakistan's Budget 2026-27 The army budget is three times what the federal government invests in building the country By the ISN Media desk • June 2026 • Approx. 4-min read This is a short, factual comparison of defence and development spending in Pakistan's 2026-27 budget....
ISN MEDIAHow Much Does It Cost to Run Pakistan's Federal Government? Rs 1,071 billion to operate the state, more than it spends on building the country By the ISN Media desk • June 2026 • Approx. 4-min read This is a short, factual answer about the cost of running Pakistan's federal government in the 2026-2...
ISN MEDIAWhat Are the Biggest Subsidies in Pakistan's 2026-27 Budget? Where the Rs 1,091 billion subsidy bill goes, led by the power sector By the ISN Media desk • June 2026 • Approx. 4-min read This is a short, factual answer about Pakistan's largest subsidies in the 2026-27 budget. The figures are Budget...
ISN MEDIASubsidies in the 2026-27 Budget: Who Gets the 1,091 Billion? Where Pakistan's subsidy money goes, and why much of it is untargeted By the ISN Media desk • June 2026 • Approx. 7-min read Subsidies are one of the largest transfers in Pakistan's budget, and one of the most contested. This explainer se...
ISN MEDIAThe Cost of Governing: Why Running the Government Exceeds the Development Budget Pakistan will spend more on operating itself than on everything it builds in 2026-27 By the ISN Media desk • June 2026 • Approx. 7-min read One line in Pakistan's 2026-27 budget draws particular scrutiny: the cost of s...
ISN MEDIACash Support vs Education: Where Should Pakistan's Money Go? A neutral look at the comparison that dominates the budget debate By the ISN Media desk • June 2026 • Approx. 8-min read The comparison made most often in Pakistan's budget debate sets cash support against education: the safety net receiv...
ISN MEDIABISP 2026-27: 844 Billion Rupees and a 16.9% Rise What the Benazir Income Support Programme is, how it is targeted, and how much it grew By the ISN Media desk • June 2026 • Approx. 8-min read The Benazir Income Support Programme is Pakistan's largest social safety net, and one of the most visible l...
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Rs. 458 and Climbing: Who Is Really Driving Pakistan's Fuel Catastrophe An Intelligence Analysis | April 3, 2026 Preface Just hours ago — on the night of April 2, 2026 — Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik stood before the cameras and…
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