Is the World Prepared For the Next Financial Crisis? By Christine Lagarde
The world in 2019 is still reckoning with the legacy of the global financial crisis, which is hardly surprising given …
Read MoreOur Renewable Energy Scene By Raashid Wali Janjua
For an energy starved country such as Pakistan affordable energy assumes top priority. Unfortunately due to our lopsided national power …
Read MoreAfghanistan: Peace Remains Elusive Despite US Drawdown Announcement By Saleem Qamar Butt
The sudden announcement on December 20, 2018, by President Trump of the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in the …
Read MoreMini-Budget Aims to Revive Business Sentiment Khaleeq Kiani
ISLAMABAD: Withdrawing critical taxes on capital market and ban on purchase of vehicles by non-filers of income tax returns and …
Read MoreKartarpur Politics | Editorial
THE Pakistani offer to open a corridor to enable Indian Sikhs to pay their respects at the Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib …
Read MoreTowards a Polio-Free Pakistan | Editorial
Anti-polio vaccine workers are once again in the field as part of nation-wide efforts to eradicate the disease. Pakistan, which …
Read MoreExpectations From Energy-Rich Qatar | Editorial
Prime Minister Imran Khan had a two-day visit of Qatar culminating yesterday. During the visit, Khan met Emir of Qatar …
Read MorePromoting Literacy in Pakistan By Syed Jawaid Iqbal
Literacy is a right in itself and an instrument for achieving other rights Literacy and numeracy skills are critical to …
Read MoreWhy ‘Climate Change’ Just Got Real By Kashmala Kakakhel
In Katowice, Poland — where the annual climate change conference (COP24) was held in December 2018, there was a big …
Read MoreA New World Era By Suleman Khanzada
The West is moving towards a new era. Far-Right and nationalist forces are steadily gaining support in Europe with Donald …
Read MoreInvestment by Saudi Arabia | Editorial
AS Saudi Arabia is opening up to make billions of dollars of investments abroad, Pakistan is at the verge of …
Read MoreA Review of Pakistan-China Relations By Shahid M Amin
SUPERLATIVES are often used in both Pakistan and China to describe their mutual relationship. It is said that this friendship …
Read MoreInnovating Trade Policy’s Transformation By Salman Sheikh
Pakistan has shown the largest percentage (over 20%) increase in overall research output in 2018. However, this research increase was …
Read MoreWelcome Focus on CPEC and Housing | Editorial
TWO important meetings that the Chief Executive of the country chaired on Friday and their decisions indicate growing focus of …
Read MoreInternational Economic Order By Khalid Saleem
Occasional news about the ‘circular debt’ is spinning the mind of the common man round and round in circles. Not …
Read MorePakistan’s Place in AI and Computing By Dr Arif Alvi
In the world of science and technology, it is being said that we are at the beginning of the fourth …
Read MoreTrump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to hold 2nd summit
United States President Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try to …
Read MoreUN Chief Urges ‘Meaningful’ Pak-India Talks
UNITED NATIONS – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Friday expressed the hope that Pakistan and India would be able to …
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