New Chief Justice | Editorial
Justice Umar Ata Bandial has been sworn in as the 28th Chief Justice of Pakistan, in an oath-taking ceremony at …
Read MoreTAPI Pipeline | Editorial
After spending two years trying to settle differences, Pakistan and Turkmenistan have revived formal discussions on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan and India …
Read MoreNational Security Policy: A Fresh Outlook By Prof Dr Azhar Ahmad
THE National Security Policy of Pakistan 2022-2026 (NSP) was finally launched by the Prime Minister of Pakistan on January 14, …
Read MoreState Bank’s Role | Editorial
THE passage of the SBP Amendment Bill that gives absolute powers to the central bank will remove the last hitch …
Read MoreOur Monetary Policy Goals By Riaz Riazuddin
WHAT should be the goals of our monetary policy? Should it be to maintain price stability or promote growth, or …
Read MoreVision & National Security Policy By Muhammad Abubaker
THE launch of National Security Policy (NSP) 2022-2026 is a monumental step in the right direction that deserves our appreciation. …
Read MoreNeed For Environmental Cooperation in South Asia By Syed Mohammad Ali
Climate change is growing in severity. The varied implications of climate change are no longer the subject of hypothetical debate …
Read MoreEducation in Times of COVID | Editorial
Whosoever had pinned hopes for at least part of education to return to normalcy this school year was up for …
Read MoreUniformity of Education in Pakistan By Muhammad Anwar Farooq
Socrates said that education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel. Education is the process …
Read MoreIs the NFC Award Sustainable? By Farrukh Saleem
How should revenues be distributed between the Federation and the Provinces? Consideration number 1: We need a financially functional federal …
Read MoreFifth Wave | Editorial
As the tally reaches 7678 in the last 24 hours, Pakistan is reporting the highest number of Covid-19 cases since …
Read MoreUpdating the Economy | Editorial
THE long-overdue rebasing of our GDP has boosted the economy’s size through improvements in the coverage area of economic activities. …
Read MoreIs Education a Priority? By Faisal Bari
THE chairperson of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Dr Tariq Banuri, was removed through an ordinance in March 2021. He …
Read MorePakistan’s Strategic Construct — Some Thoughts By Inam Ul Haque
Powerful countries like the US, China and Russia have what military theorists call a ‘Grand Strategy’ and ‘other’ strategies including …
Read MorePakistan’s Geo-Economic Challenge By Dr Qaisar Rashid
Stemming from geostrategic placement, geopolitics kept on dictating its terms to Pakistan, which has finally realized that it is lagging …
Read MoreImproved Relations | Editorial
If PM Imran Khan’s telephone call with President Vladimir Putin signifies anything, it is that relations between Pakistan and Russia …
Read MoreWB Growth Forecast | Editorial
There was some ‘good’ news on the economic front as the World Bank left its growth forecast for Pakistan unchanged …
Read MoreNational Security Policy — A Perspective
Since independence, Pakistan has not been able to develop a self-sustaining economy. Realising how adversely it has affected its people …
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