Financial Inclusion | M Ziauddin
Pakistan’s banking sector is seemingly adequately mature and fairly sophisticated. Thanks largely to the very stringent prudential regulations of the …Read More
India’s Unrealistic Military Aspirations | Muhammad Ali Ehsan
The exchange of fire between India and Pakistan across the Line of Control (LoC) hasn’t stopped despite the recent visit …Read More
Power Sector Problems
And campaign promises That bad news from the water and power ministry makes the headlines now and then is no …Read More
Our Alarming State of Education | Dr Zafar Iqbal Qureshi
Time to act is now Are we satisfied with our education system? Is expansion improving quality or taking it down? …Read More
Holding the Army Accountable | Luavut Zahid
Is the civilian government competent enough for the task? Pakistan’s political fabric is tarnished by repeated instances and accusations of …Read More
Why an Obama-Putin Summit Would Be a Big Mistake
“There is nothing to discuss, other than the White House’s general frustration with a world that refuses to play along …Read More
Sovereignty Matters Most | Iftikhar Ahmad
Militant’s attack on Pakistan Air Force camp near Peshawar that killed 29 people is a reminder to the world community …Read More
Broken Countries and Breaking Systems | Shahid Javed Burki
Change is always hard to manage. That is the case when it happens quickly and unexpectedly. That is also the …Read More
Budget Transparency and Accountability | Abdullah Alam
WITH the Sustainable Development Goals ready to be finalised this month, there is a consensus over their objectives and the …Read More
View From Abroad: Mowing the Grass With Drones | Irfan Husain
WITH so much going on in the world, two recent events went largely unnoticed: Pakistan’s use of an indigenously manufactured …Read More
National Development and the Armed Forces | Dr A Q Khan
Random thoughts In some of my previous columns I had suggested that the army take an active, practical part in …Read More
Why India’s Idea of a Limited War is a Delusion | Javed Husain
Inspired by the bellicose nature of his prime minister, the Indian army chief has threatened Pakistan with punitive action in …Read More
Spirit of Service | Syed Saadat
IRONIC as it may seem, the recent workshop at Bhurban on reform in civil service was a manifestation of …Read More
Myth and Reality of Democracy | Afrasiab Khattak
The May 2013 general election in Pakistan was regarded a milestone in democratic transition in Pakistan for many reasons. It …Read More
Waiting For Reform | Bakhtawar Bilal Soofi
EVER since independence, there has been no major reform of the judicial system in Pakistan despite a growing realisation of …Read More
Twisted Education Debate | Babar Sattar
Legal eye The writer is a lawyer based in Islamabad. How within a five-year period did we get from “the …Read More
An Overview of Indo-Pak Military Doctrines | Syed Kashif Ali
Ever since Pakistan detonated its nuclear devices back in 1998, it chose the policy of nuclear restraint In the past …Read More
New vistas in Foreign Policy | Afzal Hussain
On September 15, 2015, the breaking news was “Pakistan military band enthralls Moscow”. A 78-member Pakistan Tri-Services Military band enthralled …Read More


