Tackling Climate Change Together By Zile Huma
Every year, the government and private sectors take several initiatives to increase forest cover of Pakistan that includes twice a …
Read MoreWater Shortages | Editorial
REPORTS of severe water shortages afflicting large areas of Sindh and southern Punjab are on the increase, and large-scale damage …
Read MoreYouth Bulge Challenges | Editorial
This year’s national human development report turns the spotlight on at least one feature that the country can be truly …
Read MoreEconomic Survey and the Budget By Dr Pervez Tahir
These columns observed on April 13th 2018: “After a long time, the GDP growth has increased every year since 2012-13. …
Read MoreMitigating The Water Crisis | Editorial
The imminent severe water crisis , forewarned as a liability that can paralyse the country is manifesting its early stages …
Read MoreBudgeting Education By Mushtaq Rajpar
A month is left in the current parliament’s tenure, whose members will not have enough time to debate the results …
Read MoreWill The Economy Continue to Grow Despite Challenges? By Nasir Jamal
Pakistan’s economy will grow by 5.8 per cent this year, highest in 13 years when it grew by 7.2on in …
Read MoreEducation Concerns By Mohammad Ahmed Ikram
While much of our mainstream media debates how many children are out of school in each province, it often overlooks …
Read MoreIgnoring economic challenges By Waqar Masood Khan
There were numerous voices advising the government to not present Budget 2018-19, as it was for the next government to …
Read MoreTrajectory of Russo Pak Relations By Adeela Naureen
General Bajwa’s recent visit to Moscow came in the midst of important and landmark changes in international relations. The nuclear …
Read MoreThe Education Conundrum By Shahid Siddiqui
While visiting different parts of Pakistan, Chief Justice Saqib Nisar expressed legitimate concern about existing educational practices and opportunities. He …
Read MoreWater Policy | Editorial
THE approval of a new national water policy in the closing days of the current government is a tribute to …
Read MoreWatch Out For Water Wars! By Khalid Saleem
COMING upon one of those billboards that blight the skyline of the major cities of this blessed land, one learnt …
Read MoreThe Budget: Tools For Economic Analysis By Iftikhar Ahmad
In almost every country in the world, budgetary policy is a well-recognised major tool for the development and stabilisation of …
Read MoreNew initiatives required to enhance Pakistan’s economic diplomacy By News Desk
GVS sat down with Mr. Haroon Sharif to discuss the issue of Pakistan’s inclusion in FATF greylist and its economic …
Read MoreBlind to basic needs Huma Yusuf
GOVERNANCE. Is there a more boring word? Mention it and you seem didactic, academic, prosaic — a victim of development-speak. …
Read MoreAdapting to Pakistan’s economic challenges By Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri
Keeping aside the exogenous factors responsible for the improvement of Pakistan’s economic indicators, it is clear that Pakistan’s economy is …
Read MorePakistan and its rural dilemma | Editorial
Poverty has remained Pakistan’s legacy and its quantum has deepened over the years. The country’s poverty crisis is largely concentrated …
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