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Pakistani economy
![Early Warning? The Resignation of Pakistan’s Finance Minister Raises Unpleasant Questions Early Warning? The Resignation of Pakistan’s Finance Minister Raises Unpleasant Questions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-freedom-pakistan-flag-national-of-patriotism-1267780.jpg)
Early Warning? The Resignation of Pakistan’s Finance Minister Raises Unpleasant Questions
By Umair Jamal
A longtime member of Imran Khan’s inner circle steps down. What does it mean?
![An Oil Discovery Before Systemic Reform in Pakistan Would Be a Tragedy An Oil Discovery Before Systemic Reform in Pakistan Would Be a Tragedy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-57039993_3401350596574003_1098363991039672320_n.jpg)
An Oil Discovery Before Systemic Reform in Pakistan Would Be a Tragedy
By Max Frost
Pakistan needs drastic and systemic reform. An oil bonanza will enable the government to postpone needed fixes indefinitely.
![Pakistan Revisits the Usefulness of ‘Armed Militias’—For What? Pakistan Revisits the Usefulness of ‘Armed Militias’—For What?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-41645161_2937308699644864_4894677642579542016_o.jpg)
Pakistan Revisits the Usefulness of ‘Armed Militias’—For What?
By Umair Jamal
Why does Pakistan’s prime minister believe that the country has no use for armed groups?
![Looking East: The Evolution of Pakistan-Malaysia Economic Ties Looking East: The Evolution of Pakistan-Malaysia Economic Ties](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-55476719_3346023748773355_6488894444006277120_n.jpg)
Looking East: The Evolution of Pakistan-Malaysia Economic Ties
By Hannan R. Hussain
Malaysia and Pakistan push their bilateral ties forward.
![Pakistan’s Governance Changes Won’t Be Enough to Offer It Economic Salvation Pakistan’s Governance Changes Won’t Be Enough to Offer It Economic Salvation](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-41645161_2937308699644864_4894677642579542016_o.jpg)
Pakistan’s Governance Changes Won’t Be Enough to Offer It Economic Salvation
By Umair Jamal
Pakistan is patching strategic problems with tactical solutions.
![How Pakistan's Struggling Economy Creates Opportunities for Imran Khan How Pakistan's Struggling Economy Creates Opportunities for Imran Khan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-41645161_2937308699644864_4894677642579542016_o.jpg)
How Pakistan's Struggling Economy Creates Opportunities for Imran Khan
By Umair Jamal
Imran Khan may have an opportunity that wasn't available to his predecessor.
![What Lies Ahead for Pakistan at the IMF? What Lies Ahead for Pakistan at the IMF?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-41645161_2937308699644864_4894677642579542016_o.jpg)
What Lies Ahead for Pakistan at the IMF?
By Umair Jamal
What will another International Monetary Fund loan mean for Pakistan’s economy?
![How to Bail Out Pakistan and Augment American Leverage How to Bail Out Pakistan and Augment American Leverage](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-5375652550_fc9f9bdc17_b.jpg)
How to Bail Out Pakistan and Augment American Leverage
By Max Frost
A bailout for Pakistan should be contingent on reforms and transparency.
![Dos and Don'ts for Imran Khan if He Wants to Govern for 5 Years in Pakistan Dos and Don'ts for Imran Khan if He Wants to Govern for 5 Years in Pakistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-38679735_2858574680851600_6879970809947881472_n.jpg)
Dos and Don'ts for Imran Khan if He Wants to Govern for 5 Years in Pakistan
By Umair Jamal
Khan should heed the lessons of his predecessors as he assumes the reins of power in Pakistan.
![Pakistan: Imran Khan's Economic Challenges Pakistan: Imran Khan's Economic Challenges](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18204653480439.jpg)
Pakistan: Imran Khan's Economic Challenges
By Farwa Aamer
Imran Khan will try to usher in a new era for his country. The first step requires tackling its economic challenges .
![What Pakistan's Decision to Pull Out of a Mega Dam Project Tells Us About the Future of CPEC What Pakistan's Decision to Pull Out of a Mega Dam Project Tells Us About the Future of CPEC](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-31599754105_70a5935157_k.jpg)
What Pakistan's Decision to Pull Out of a Mega Dam Project Tells Us About the Future of CPEC
By Umair Jamal
There's much more to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor than the rosy headlines touting friendship between Islamabad and Beijing.
![Pakistan’s New Big Threat: A Bulging Population Pakistan’s New Big Threat: A Bulging Population](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-800px-pakistan_-_karachi_-_12_-_misc_karachi_-_20060124_110225.jpg)
Pakistan’s New Big Threat: A Bulging Population
By Umair Jamal
Pakistan’s unrestricted population rise and radical demographic changes present real dangers to the country’s existence.