New Local Government System | Editorial
A new local government system is in talks for the provinces of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). There is no …
Read MoreEconomic Revival: A Formidable Challenge By M Fazal Elahi
Ascension to the citadel of power may not have been as difficult for the incumbent coalition government of PM Imran …
Read MorePassage to Knowledge Economy By Dr. Muhammad Mukhtar
At the time of independence in 1947, Pakistan inherited the British education system with a single public sector higher education …
Read MoreEconomic Realities | Editorial
Pakistan appears to be scrambling around on a piecemeal treasure hunt of sorts. In July alone, the country borrowed $439 …
Read MoreEliminating Circular Debt — Challenges And Opportunities By Zia Ur Rehman
For a government the easiest task is to sign off on multi-billion loans and mega-projects with multinationals. They then choose …
Read MoreTaking Charge of Foreign Policy By Talat Masood
Imran Khan explicably would like to focus primarily on domestic challenges with economy and political stability as his priority. But …
Read MoreAnalysing Pakistan’s Economic And Foreign Policy By Syed Zeeshan Haider
Pakistan faces two major issues at the moment. The first is its topsy-turvy economy and the second is the ensuing …
Read MoreRevising NFC’s Mechanism | Editorial
For an overwhelmed new government and its finance minister, who while practising prudence did not rule out the possibility of …
Read MoreRussia-Pakistan Security Pact By Durdana Najam
In early August, a two-day inaugural meeting of Russia-Pakistan Joint Military Consultative Committee ended with the signing of a ground-breaking …
Read MoreNew Education Policy | Editorial
AS the Cabinet members have started working, they are coming up with promising announcements in line with the vision of …
Read MoreMoody’s Warning | Editorial
The Moody’s Investors Service has rated Pakistan among the markets most vulnerable to dollar appreciation, which in simple words means …
Read MoreThe Making of ‘New’ Pakistan By Rasul Bakhsh Rais
The ‘new’ is synonymous with broad and deep reforms in critical areas of governance, social and economic policies and provision …
Read MoreThe Foreign Policy Front | Editorial
After seven long years, Shah Mehmood Qureshi is back on the foreign policy front. While the second-time foreign minister has …
Read MoreThe Forthcoming UN Session | Editorial
Pakistan’s Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has directed the newly appointed Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to lead Pakistani delegation …
Read MoreThe Promise of Civil Service Reforms By Hasaan Khawar
Pakistan is a country with brightest civil servants and weakest governance. These civil servants live in sprawling houses but draw …
Read MoreMeasures to Strengthen The Economy By Talat Masood
Dealing effectively with the financial crisis would certainly be one of the first tasks of the newly-inducted government. Seeking an …
Read MoreSetting Foreign Policy | Editorial
The Foreign Office needs serious, full-time and empowered political leadership — a reality that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif ignored for …
Read MoreChallenges For The New Prime Minister By M Haroon Aslam
Imran Khan and his squad have braved through the opening challenge and PTI is all set to form the federal …
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