Balochistan’s Potentials Under CPEC: Opportunities and Challenges
Balochistan’s Potentials Under CPEC: Opportunities and Challenges Balochistan is indeed Pakistan’s largest province by area, blessed with vast natural resources like coal, copper, gold, and chromite etc., holding around 75% of Pakistan’s mineral wealth. Its strategic location, along with its diverse communities, makes it a key region for understanding the impact of CPEC on inclusive […]
The Urban Water Economy of Quetta: Pricing, Scarcity, and Groundwater Depletion
The Urban Water Economy of Quetta: Pricing, Scarcity, and Groundwater Depletion Quetta’s water crisis has deepened into a structural economic challenge. Satellite-based hydrological studies show constant and severe declines in the valley’s groundwater levels from 2002 to 2023, with little natural recharge occurring in most locations. Land subsidence has been recorded in parts of the […]
Lines That Bind: The Human and Economic Realities of the Chaman–Spin Boldak Corridor
Lines That Bind: The Human and Economic Realities of the Chaman–Spin Boldak Corridor The Chaman–Spin Boldak corridor, straddling Pakistan and Afghanistan, stands at the heart of a brittle yet vital economic lifeline. In the first half of 2025 alone, bilateral trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan surpassed US$1 billion, with Afghanistan exporting $277 million and importing […]
Youth Employment, Skills & Tech-Entrepreneurship Pipeline: Linking MVTP to Local Needs in Balochistan
Youth Employment, Skills & Tech-Entrepreneurship Pipeline: Linking MVTP to Local Needs in Balochistan In a province where young people form the majority, they represent both an extraordinary opportunity and a looming challenge. Balochistan with 53.6% of its population is either unemployed or in active (Business Recorder, 2024) the province faces what economist call a labour […]
