Prospects and Framework of Civil Service Reforms | S Ali Raza Shah
Oct 5,15
Through the ages, Weberian bureaucracy has survived the test of times. Colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent that thoroughly advanced …
Read MoreThe Failure of Economic Democracy | Dr Zafar Altaf
Oct 5,15Democracy is not about national assemblies and certainly not about asset building. It has its roots everywhere and is answerable …
Read MoreIndo-Pak Talks: Making Dialogue Worthwhile | Ashraf Jehangir Qazi
Oct 5,15There have been rare moments when the dialogue process has appeared to move in the right direction. A number of …
Read MoreWomen’s Protection: Theory and Practice | Mohammad Ali Babakhel
Oct 5,15While the last decade has witnessed an increase in enactment of women protection laws, their enforcement remains a gigantic task. …
Read MoreGood Progress, Bad Governance | Taha Najeeb Khan
Oct 5,15Now is not the time to pat ourselves on the back There is little doubt that if true democracy is …
Read MorePoverty in Nuclear South Asia
Oct 5,15Roughly 45 years after the India-Pakistan competition spread to the nuclear domain, the National Command Authority of Pakistan, the apex …
Read MoreInternational Literacy Day 2015 | Inayatullah
Oct 5,15This year’s International Literacy Day celebrated all over the world, on Sept 8th 2015, carried the Theme: Literacy and Sustainable …
Read MoreWhy we Support the Iran Deal
Oct 5,15The US Congress is voting this week on whether to support the agreement that our countries, along with the United …
Read MoreA snapshot of education in Pakistan | Irfan Muzaffar
Oct 5,15The dearth of debate on education is no longer an issue in Pakistan. There has been a flurry of reports …
Read MorePak-Afghan Relations: Hanging by a Thread | Khalid Aziz
Oct 5,15“O Motherland! Why are all our tributaries Of love in tumult Our rivers of life In revolt?” — Ejaz Rahim …
Read MorePakistan to Maintain Full-Spectrum Deterrence Capability | Liaqat Toor
Oct 5,15Islamabad—Pakistan is determined to maintain full-spectrum deterrence capability in line with the dictates of ‘credible minimum deterrence’ in order to …
Read MoreWorld Notices ‘Surprising Turnaround’ as Pakistan’s Economy Revives
Oct 5,15Be it the increased investment in Pakistan, reduced terrorist attacks or the public flocking back to markets and resorts – …
Read MoreIn Praise of Dissent | I.A. Rehman
Oct 5,15ONE of the refreshing features of the minority judgments in the Supreme Court verdict on challenges to the 18th and …
Read MoreRenewing the Drone Debate | Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Oct 5,15Pakistan giving America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) access to Shamsi airfield, heralded the dawn of a duplicitously convenient era for …
Read MoreThe Exchange Rate Debate | M Ziauddin
Oct 5,15The state of the world economy as noted by the G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors at a meeting …
Read MoreBridging Pak-Afghan Trust Deficit | Mohammad Jamil
Oct 5,15On Friday, Advisor to the prime minister on foreign affairs and national security Sartaj Aziz visited Kabul to attend a …
Read MoreGalvanise Civil Service in all Respects
Oct 5,15IT is satisfying that the Ministry of Planning, Development and Reforms, ably led by visionary Professor Ahsan Iqbal, is working …
Read MorePossibility of a New Cold War | Asiya Mahar
Oct 5,15SINCE the early 1970s, Russia experienced gradual decline of its influence in the Middle East. The outburst of civil war …
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