Governance and Democracy | Ahmad Nazir Warraich
Every now and then we hear noises being made in favour of authoritarian form of government. Perhaps this is a …
Read MoreThe Interest Rate Conundrum! | Dr Kamal Monnoo
To spur investment and economic growth, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) dropped interest rate on September 12, 2015, by …
Read MorePolitical Ferment in the Muslim World | Shahid Javed Burki
The world of Islam is not a homogenous place, not even in the way religion is practised in its many …
Read MoreGeopolitical Importance: A Different Perspective | Lt Col Khalid Masood Khan (Retd)
Encyclopedia Britannica defines Geopolitics as, “analysis of the geographic influences on power relationships in international relations.” Traditionally, the geo-political importance …
Read MorePakistan and the United Nations | Masood Khan
THE United Nations is etched into Pakistan’s memory and psyche because of the Jammu and Kashmir issue. In January 1948, …
Read MoreIAEA praises Pakistan’s nuclear security record
ISLAMABAD: Director General (DG) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano praised Pakistan’s impressive nuclear security record spanning over four …
Read MoreSCO Membership – A Potential Trump Card for Pakistan | Zafar Bhutta
ISLAMABAD: The process of granting Pakistan full membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) got under way in Ufa during …
Read MorePakistan Extending Training and Technical Support to Developing Countries: PM
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif while addressing a high-level roundtable on South-South Cooperation at the United Nations (UN) on …
Read MoreReason & revelation | Jan-e-Alam Khaki
THE nature of the relationship between reason and revelation has been of considerable importance in the context of Muslim …
Read MorePakistan Court Orders Government to Enforce Climate Law | Ahmad Rafay Alam
A high court in Pakistan has set a legal precedent – both at home and internationally – by ordering the …
Read MoreEducation and Propaganda | Dr Raza Khan
Education is one of the most potent forces in any society that can change it for the better; it is …
Read MoreUnravelling Energy Scams
The government has come under fire once again over corruption charges in the Energy sector. It has been learnt that …
Read MoreCompetitive Civil Services
In a radical move, the government is set to wipe out half of Pakistan’s senior civil service grades, boost the …
Read MoreEducation emergency: Why Ahsan Iqbal’s desire of increasing literacy rate to 90% by 2025 is mere wishful thinking | Shaikh Abdul Rasheed
On September 8, International Literacy Day is celebrated throughout the world every year with the objective to raise public awareness …
Read MoreFinancial 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 MorePower Sector Problems
And campaign promises That bad news from the water and power ministry makes the headlines now and then is no …
Read MoreOur 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 MoreHolding 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 …
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