How 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 …
Read MoreGrowth Warning | Editorial
The outgoing PML-N government has often showed off its economic performance and is basing its re-election campaign in part on …
Read MoreXi-Modi Meeting: A Cause For Concern? By Imtiaz Gul
The meeting between Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping on April 27 at Wuhan may have alarmed …
Read MoreFrom One Power Policy to Another By Ameer Hamza
Twenty-four years ago, in March 1994, Pakistan’s first formal power policy was introduced. With 40% of the population having access …
Read MoreTowards Achieving Education Goals in Pakistan By Junaid Zahid
According to Accountability in Education 2017-18 report, approximately 264 million children and youth are out of schools around the world. …
Read MoreNew Education Policy Unlikely to Win Green Light By Riazul Haq
ISLAMABAD: After four years of hard work, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government is unlikely to launch National Education Policy after …
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