More Relief in Budget | Editorial
MINISTER for Finance and Economic Affairs Miftah Ismail has not only successfully preserved the basic characteristics of the Federal Budget …
Read MoreConsolidating Higher Education By Muhammad Murtaza Noor
The recent annual report released by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan described the state of higher education in Pakistan in …
Read MoreThe Worsening Water Crisis | Editorial
THE almost drought-like situation in many parts of the country at the start of the Kharif sowing season is cause …
Read MoreA Charter For Education | Editorial
It has been a painfully slow process for representatives of key political parties to agree on a minimum reform agenda …
Read MorePakistan’s Credentials For NSG Membership By Hasan Ehtisham
The 48-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) was formed to prevent further nuclear proliferation when India diverted its Canadian-supplied nuclear technology …
Read MoreHow Sustainable are our Higher Education Institutes? By Ahad Nazir
The importance of public sector Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) for any country cannot be denied. In all the developed countries …
Read MorePakistan has Gone From Water Surplus to Water-Stressed By Junaid Zahid
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is a country facing depleting water resources mainly due to climate change and poor water resource management. Failure …
Read MoreDevelopment Strategy By Muhammad Zahid Raffat
Federal and provincial budgets, which are currently are being announced or have been presented, mainly comprise two parts i.e. current …
Read MoreAlarming Population Growth Rate | Editorial
A result of years of ignorance As with most socioeconomic issues of the country lack of attention, procrastination and complacency …
Read MoreEnergy Imports – An Emerging Threat to Economy By Akhtar Ali
ISLAMABAD: The trade gap and debt trap are being forecast as two major risks to Pakistan’s economy. An interim fall …
Read MoreAnalysing Pakistan-Japan Relations By Dr Khalil-ur-Rahman Shaikh
Japan and Pakistan established formal diplomatic relations in 1952. Both the countries enjoyed economic relations before the birth of the …
Read MoreCommitment to non-proliferation | Editorial
SPEAKING at an international seminar on ‘The Present and Future of Strategic Export Controls’ in Islamabad, Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua …
Read MoreEnvironment service sector By Riaz Mohammad Khan
OUR planet is under stress on account of large populations, the exponentially expanding human capacity for production, and manufacturing spurred …
Read MorePoverty Nightmare By Rashid A Mughal
ACCORDING to a World Bank Report, Poverty is the biggest challenge facing the world as despite collective efforts of UN …
Read MoreDoing More For The IMF? By Dr Pervez Tahir
It is ironic that the major shareholders of the IMF, the organisation in the business of making its members solvent, …
Read MoreBudgeting The Budget By Mirza Shahnawaz Agha
ONE can budget what one has and for what one does not have one can aspire, desire, plan on having, …
Read MorePakistan’s National Water Policy By Dr Imran Khalid
Pakistan’s first ever National Water Policy was approved by the Council of Common Interest last week. Very few issues in …
Read MorePakistan’s Maritime Security By Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal
The Indian Ocean Region is having immense political and economic opportunities for Pakistan. The safety of sea-lanes is crucial for …
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