Pakistan’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 …
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. …
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