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Posted by Maira Sheikh and Umar Nadeem

June 1, 2023

ESY First Response

33 min read

Government Embracing EdTech: The Case of the TeleSchool App

You can download the PDF version here. Pakistan has witnessed a high...

Posted by Zeeshan Salahuddin

December 19, 2022

CRGC First Response

35 min read

TTP Redux: A Costly Ceasefire

You can download the PDF version here. Context On November 28, 2022,...

Posted by Ali Saood

November 25, 2022

CPH First Response

42 min read

Pain Mismanagement: Pakistan’s Big Pharma and Regulators’ Headache

You can download the PDF version here. The Problem: A Nationwide Shortage...

Posted by Naeha Rashid, Maira Sheikh and Alina Khan

October 7, 2022

CDT First Response

32 min read

Pakistan Disconnected: Understanding the Fragility of our Mobile Network in the Wake of the 2022 Floods

On August 22, in the midst of the devastating floods that shook...

Posted by Ali Saood and Zeeshan Salahuddin

August 24, 2022

CPH First Response

3 min read

Polio-free Pakistan: The Challenge of High-Risk Districts

Read the complete First Response here. After more than a year of...

Posted by Hiba Fatima and Navid Qazi

June 22, 2022

CDT First Response

2 min read

Untethering from Legacy Infrastructure: Pakistan's Cloud First Policy

In February 2022, the federal cabinet approved the Pakistan Cloud First Policy...

Posted by Maryam Mirza and Zeeshan Salahuddin

June 14, 2022

CRGC First Response

39 min read

Pakistan, the TTP, and the Impetus for Internal and External Peace

Download a pdf version here. Background and Context The Government of...

Posted by Ibrahim Khalil

April 8, 2022

First Response

8 min read

Financing 10 Million New Houses for Pakistanis: What is the State Bank doing?

Read and download PDF. Executive Summary The latest State Bank of Pakistan...

Posted by Aliza Amin and Umar Nadeem

September 22, 2021

CDT First Response

29 min read

Telecom Blues: Pakistan’s Underwhelming Spectrum Auction

You can read the complete First Response here.Download The Government of Pakistan...

Posted by Ibrahim Khalil

September 10, 2021

First Response

52 min read

Central Bank as Real Estate Regulator: Can the SBP’s Latest Guidelines Help Meet the Housing Shortfall?

You can download an e-reader friendly version here. On September 2, 2021,...

Posted by Dr. Naafey Sardar

May 22, 2020

First Response

36 min read

Fiscal and Monetary Policy for When Covid-19 Infections Spike

How the first phase of policy responses needs to evolve

Posted by Umar Nadeem

March 31, 2020

First Response

32 min read

Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme: A Portal for Transformation?

What the income support programme means for Pakistan’s fiscal priorities, and the citizen-state relationship

Posted by Sajjad Hussain

September 26, 2019

CRGC First Response

27 min read

How far is Afghanistan from peace with itself?

The sense of optimism has been replaced with dread

Posted by Shahab Siddiqi

September 12, 2019

First Response

15 min read

Unwrapping the Plastic Bag Ban

Are plastic bag bans the silver bullet against the rising tide of plastic waste?

Posted by Ahyan Panjwani

August 28, 2019

CRGC First Response

21 min read

Pakistan’s Import Bill: What Pakistan Buys From Abroad And Why

Oil, cars, rubber, and toilet paper. Why Pakistan’s import bill keeps increasing.

Posted by Umair Javed

August 8, 2019

First Response

17 min read

Traders versus the Government: The Battle Over Tax Reform

Resolving the conflict between trade organizations and the government.