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 …
Read MoreTackling 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 …
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