Lahore: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Tuesday said tobacco related deaths can be reduced through enhanced taxation on the cigarette industry. Tobacco in any form is extremely harmful, it kills around 500 people daily in Pakistan damaging households and economy, said Dr. Murtaza Mughal, President PEW. Speaking at a ... Read More »
Dr Murtaza Mughal Lahore: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Friday said country is being deliberately pushed towards the most serious water crisis of its history. Water scarcity has become a serious issue which is being ignored by all the stakeholders despite knowing that it is the biggest threat to ... Read More »
Lahore: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Thursday said shale oil and gas is the only option to revolutionise the energy sector of Pakistan settling energy crisis forever. Pakistan has estimated reserves of 105 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of shale gas enough to meet all the demand for next 45 ... Read More »
Lahore: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Tuesday proposed steps to stop massive recirculation of expired medicines in Pakistan. Fifty One percent of all the medicines used by humans are in shape of pills and capsules and every pharmaceutical produces billions of tablets annually.Many tablets get expired on shelves which are ... Read More »
Lahore: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Friday asked the pharmaceutical companies to improve quality of their products. Manufacturers must refocus to address current processes, practices and systems, and take a hard line on improving their overall quality and compliance efforts, it said. Excessive attention on new drugs and profits ... Read More »
Lahore: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday said rising population of youth can become a global threat to political and economic stability if not tackled properly. The situation would be critical in the developing countries housing 85 percent of the world’s young population, it said. Unemployment has steadily been ... Read More »
Murtaza MughalLahore: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Friday lauded the government for keeping energy high on agenda despite political crisis so that energy poverty can be reduced in the country. Well-being of large numbers of people in developing countries is negatively affected by very low consumption of energy which is fundamental ... Read More »
Lahore: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Thursday said retreating coal and LNG prices in the international market should be taken as a golden opportunity by policymakers to offset energy crisis in Pakistan. Government has planned to produce 9000MW electricity with the help of imported coal whose prices has come ... Read More »
Lahore: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday said political agitation will result in lowered ranking for country in various subjects including the World Bank’s next Doing Business Report compromising its image. The World Bank in its 2014 publication lowered Pakistan’s ranking in ease of doing business from 106 in ... Read More »
Lahore: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday suggested changes in National Power Policy 2013 terming it contrary to the national interests. The policy needs immediate review as it will serve no purpose except jacking up electricity price and draining foreign exchange reserves, said Dr. Murtaza Mughal, President PEW. He ... Read More »
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