Education emergency: Why Ahsan Iqbal’s desire of increasing literacy rate to 90% by 2025 is mere wishful thinking | Shaikh Abdul Rasheed
On September 8, International Literacy Day is celebrated throughout the world every year with the objective to raise public awareness …
Read MoreNPT Rules | Lawrence Wittner
When all is said and done, what the recently-approved Iran nuclear agreement is all about is ensuring that Iran honours …
Read MoreFinancial Inclusion | M Ziauddin
Pakistan’s banking sector is seemingly adequately mature and fairly sophisticated. Thanks largely to the very stringent prudential regulations of the …
Read MoreIndia’s Unrealistic Military Aspirations | Muhammad Ali Ehsan
The exchange of fire between India and Pakistan across the Line of Control (LoC) hasn’t stopped despite the recent visit …
Read MorePower Sector Problems
And campaign promises That bad news from the water and power ministry makes the headlines now and then is no …
Read MoreOur Alarming State of Education | Dr Zafar Iqbal Qureshi
Time to act is now Are we satisfied with our education system? Is expansion improving quality or taking it down? …
Read MoreHolding the Army Accountable | Luavut Zahid
Is the civilian government competent enough for the task? Pakistan’s political fabric is tarnished by repeated instances and accusations of …
Read MoreWhy an Obama-Putin Summit Would Be a Big Mistake
“There is nothing to discuss, other than the White House’s general frustration with a world that refuses to play along …
Read MoreSovereignty Matters Most | Iftikhar Ahmad
Militant’s attack on Pakistan Air Force camp near Peshawar that killed 29 people is a reminder to the world community …
Read MoreBroken Countries and Breaking Systems | Shahid Javed Burki
Change is always hard to manage. That is the case when it happens quickly and unexpectedly. That is also the …
Read MoreBudget Transparency and Accountability | Abdullah Alam
WITH the Sustainable Development Goals ready to be finalised this month, there is a consensus over their objectives and the …
Read MoreView From Abroad: Mowing the Grass With Drones | Irfan Husain
WITH so much going on in the world, two recent events went largely unnoticed: Pakistan’s use of an indigenously manufactured …
Read MoreNational Development and the Armed Forces | Dr A Q Khan
Random thoughts In some of my previous columns I had suggested that the army take an active, practical part in …
Read MoreWhy India’s Idea of a Limited War is a Delusion | Javed Husain
Inspired by the bellicose nature of his prime minister, the Indian army chief has threatened Pakistan with punitive action in …
Read MoreSpirit of Service | Syed Saadat
IRONIC as it may seem, the recent workshop at Bhurban on reform in civil service was a manifestation of …
Read MoreMyth and Reality of Democracy | Afrasiab Khattak
The May 2013 general election in Pakistan was regarded a milestone in democratic transition in Pakistan for many reasons. It …
Read MoreWaiting For Reform | Bakhtawar Bilal Soofi
EVER since independence, there has been no major reform of the judicial system in Pakistan despite a growing realisation of …
Read MoreTwisted Education Debate | Babar Sattar
Legal eye The writer is a lawyer based in Islamabad. How within a five-year period did we get from “the …
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