Our 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 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 …
Read MoreNew vistas in Foreign Policy | Afzal Hussain
On September 15, 2015, the breaking news was “Pakistan military band enthralls Moscow”. A 78-member Pakistan Tri-Services Military band enthralled …
Read MoreLocal Government Elections 2015 | Yasmeen Aftab Ali
Why they are so important Decentralisation of administrative and financial responsibilities to the grassroots levels is crucial to the concept …
Read MoreReality of Civil-Military Ties
THE International Day of Democracy is less than a decade old. The UN General Assembly voted in 2007 to celebrate …
Read MoreJewels in rags’ | I.A. Rehman
AS in the past, this year, too, the examiners in Punjab’s education system have found some poor students, most of …
Read MoreEducation Crisis
For weeks, parents across the country have been protesting against the arbitrary hikes in the already exorbitant fees of private …
Read MoreEnergy Sector Still in Disarray | Farhat Ali
It is now over two years that the government is struggling to define and structure a realistic roadmap to resolve …
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