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Opinion Piece by Dr. Ghulam Mohey-ud-din

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Opinion Piece  ·  Dr. Ghulam Mohey-ud-din  ·  GCC & South Asia

2026 Newspaper Column

Elite Capture: Why Economic Reform Always Stops at the Top

Minute Mirror

Elite capture systematically derails Pakistan's reform agenda, protecting vested interests at the cost of inclusive economic growth.

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2026 Newspaper Column

Pakistan’s Real Crisis: Middle-Class Collapse

Minute Mirror

Pakistan's inflation and fiscal pressures are systematically eroding the middle class — with severe long-term consequences for growth and social…

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2026 Newspaper Column

AI Is Rising, Pakistan is Lagging

Minute Mirror

Pakistan's lack of AI readiness — in infrastructure, skills, and policy — threatens to deepen its economic disadvantage in the…

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2026 Newspaper Column

The Missing MSME Institutions in Pakistan: The Invisible Engine of Growth

Paradigm Shift

Pakistan lacks a unified institutional framework for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which hinders their potential as a significant…

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2026 Newspaper Column

Why Investment Alone Won’t Save Pakistan’s Economy

Minute Mirror

Pakistan's growth strategy cannot rest on investment attraction alone — institutional quality, productivity, and market depth are equally essential.

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2026 Newspaper Column

Why Pakistan’s Export Problem Is About Productivity, Not the Dollar

Minute Mirror

Devaluation cannot fix Pakistan's export underperformance. The real constraint is low productivity and insufficient value-addition in the export basket.

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2026 Newspaper Column

2026 Decides Economic Destiny of Pakistan – Sustained Growth or Permanent Decline

Minute Mirror

2026 is a pivotal year — policy choices on fiscal consolidation, structural reform, and geopolitical alignment will define Pakistan's economic…

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2026 Newspaper Column

Pakistan’s Punishing Tax System and Elite Exemptions

Minute Mirror

Pakistan's tax structure punishes the formal economy while elite sectors enjoy exemptions — deepening inequality and constraining revenue mobilisation.

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2026 Newspaper Column

Youth Unemployment in Pakistan: A Demographic Time Bomb

Paradigm Shift

Pakistan's youth bulge, with two-thirds of the population under 30, risks becoming a social burden rather than a demographic dividend…

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2025 Newspaper Column

Digital Exports: A Narrow Path to Sustainable Growth

Minute Mirror

Digital exports offer Pakistan a viable but fragile growth path — sustainable only with serious investment in infrastructure, talent, and…

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