Growth 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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Kashmir At Tipping Point | Editorial
The recurring bouts of Kashmir violence that had seemed to have reached an ebb over the past weeks, were roused …
Read MoreCall For Environmental Action By Adeel Mukhtar Mirza
ORIGINALLY celebrated as Spring Equinox for the first time in 1970 when United Nations’ Secretary-General U Thant spoke about it …
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National Security And Home Front By Javid Husain
For an independent and sovereign country, there cannot be anything more important than national security. Security, both internal and external, …
Read MoreElections 2018 | Editorial
With the publication of the final delimitations of constituencies’ list, the only imponderable in the timely elections has been eliminated. …
Read MoreReaching Out to India? | Editorial
A British think tank has carried a commentary piece that serves as a timely reminder that Indo-Pak peace lies at …
Read MorePakistan Needs to Allocate More For Development to Drive up Growth By Hussain H Zaidi
ISLAMABAD: In Pakistan, a large fiscal deficit is the norm regardless of the pace of economic growth. Between FY04 and …
Read MoreThe Growth Problem | Editorial
The international verdict on Pakistan continues to get more gloomy, despite the fighting words of the current government. In its …
Read MorePakistan's Pivot to Russia By Kamran Yousaf
In August last year, US President Trump unveiled his much-awaited strategy for Afghanistan and the wider South Asian region. Trump …
Read MoreImportance of Education By M Basil Khan
Pakistan’s literacy rate which was 60% has declined to 58%, according to the Economic Survey of Pakistan (2016-2017). A significant …
Read MoreIMF’s Projection | Editorial
THE IMF (International Monetary Fund) has projected that Pakistan’s growth rate will fall to 4.7% in fiscal year 2019 from …
Read MoreEnergy Sector Audit By Dr M Asif
Pakistan’s energy woes appear to be never ending despite the loud claims by the present government. While the installed generation …
Read MorePak-Turkey understanding | Editorial
TURKEY has expressed desire to further increase cooperation with Pakistan at defence level with focus on increasing contacts, training and …
Read MoreThe Economy of Corridors By M Ziauddin
The nearly 60-billion-dollar CPEC project has the potential to bring about a sea change in Pakistan’s economic model it has …
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