Free Education! | Editorial
CARETAKER Prime Minister (Retd) Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk has directed to prepare a comprehensive and robust mechanism to provide free and compulsory …
Read MorePoor CSS Results Need Government’s Attention By Umar Riaz
The recent CSS (Central Superior Services) examination result has again stirred a debate about the quality of civil servants, examination …
Read MoreChallenging The Neoliberal Paradigm By Taimur Arbab
Neoliberal or new right philosophy is based on the economic premise that market systems are necessary for distributing resources. Markets …
Read MoreFrom Crisis to Consensus By Shakil Durrani
The efforts being made to open the debate on the Kalabagh Dam are laudable. There are undoubtedly some problems. But …
Read MoreTumbling Economy | Editorial
WITH the most recent round of depreciation in the exchange rate, anxiety is mounting in the business community regarding the …
Read MoreBack on the IMF Trail | Editorial
Since 1988, Pakistan’s economic wizards have trodden the familiar path to IMF’s Washington headquarters eleven times, the last being the …
Read MoreKey Challenges For Next Government By Dr Salman Ahmed Shaikh
THE next government is going to have a tough task of managing the macroeconomic problems of the country, both on …
Read MoreRupee in Free-Fall? | Editorial
In the midst of pre-election uncertainty, there is one thing of which Pakistanis can be sure. That is, regardless of …
Read MoreWater Woes – Planning Ahead! By Khalid Saleem
All of a sudden, citizens of this land of plenty find themselves faced with the crises that the country is …
Read MoreAn Economic Precipice | Editorial
Barring the pre-election melodrama, it seems that the winning government will be faced with an insurmountable challenge as Pakistan sets …
Read MoreCan We Achieve A ‘Blue Revolution’? By Syed Mohammad Ali
Pakistan is hovering dangerously close to the edge of being categorised as a water-scarce country. Already, multitudes of people living …
Read MoreFPSC’s Blame on Failed Educated Youth By Mushtaq Ahmed
The tens of thousands of the highly educated but jobless youth are in desperate search of a job while hundreds …
Read MoreAccountability In Education By Junaid Zahid
According to the Accountability in Education 2017-18 Report, there are 264 million out-of-school children and youth the world over — …
Read MoreGood News in Space Technology | Editorial
PAKISTAN, on Monday, launched two satellites with Chinese help. The Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite-I (PRSS-1) and Pakistan Technology Evaluation Satellite-IA …
Read MorePakistan’s Trade Deficit Skyrockets to Historic High By Shahbaz Rana
ISLAMABAD: Despite taking numerous administrative measures and devaluing currency by close to 15%, Pakistan booked its highest trade deficit in …
Read MoreUS-India Nexus Threat To Peace By Malik Muhammad Ashraf
Importing instability in the region Modi-led Indian government is essentially anti-Muslim and anti-Pakistan as is evident from the persecution of …
Read MoreBack to the IMF | Editorial
THERE is growing awareness that Pakistan is firmly on the road back to the IMF for an emergency loan as …
Read MoreOvercoming Water Shortages: A Challenge For Next Government By Dr Muhammad Khan
The local and international water experts have been warning Pakistan since last three decades to take necessary measures for water …
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