The Failure of Economic Democracy | Dr Zafar Altaf
Democracy is not about national assemblies and certainly not about asset building. It has its roots everywhere and is answerable …
Read MoreWomen’s Protection: Theory and Practice | Mohammad Ali Babakhel
While the last decade has witnessed an increase in enactment of women protection laws, their enforcement remains a gigantic task. …
Read MoreGood Progress, Bad Governance | Taha Najeeb Khan
Now is not the time to pat ourselves on the back There is little doubt that if true democracy is …
Read MoreInternational Literacy Day 2015 | Inayatullah
This year’s International Literacy Day celebrated all over the world, on Sept 8th 2015, carried the Theme: Literacy and Sustainable …
Read MoreA snapshot of education in Pakistan | Irfan Muzaffar
The dearth of debate on education is no longer an issue in Pakistan. There has been a flurry of reports …
Read MorePakistan to Maintain Full-Spectrum Deterrence Capability | Liaqat Toor
Islamabad—Pakistan is determined to maintain full-spectrum deterrence capability in line with the dictates of ‘credible minimum deterrence’ in order to …
Read MoreWorld Notices ‘Surprising Turnaround’ as Pakistan’s Economy Revives
Be it the increased investment in Pakistan, reduced terrorist attacks or the public flocking back to markets and resorts – …
Read MoreIn Praise of Dissent | I.A. Rehman
ONE of the refreshing features of the minority judgments in the Supreme Court verdict on challenges to the 18th and …
Read MoreThe Exchange Rate Debate | M Ziauddin
The state of the world economy as noted by the G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors at a meeting …
Read MoreGalvanise Civil Service in all Respects
IT is satisfying that the Ministry of Planning, Development and Reforms, ably led by visionary Professor Ahsan Iqbal, is working …
Read MoreConstitutionalisation of Democracy | Iftikhar Ahmad
The founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah believed in constitutionalism, the doctrine that states that the power to govern should …
Read MoreNational Unity And Security | Dr Muhammad Khan
In July 1942, an American press representative asked Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, “whether the Muslims were a nation or not”. …
Read MoreOpportunity Beckons | Ali Tahir
PAKISTAN is ranked sixth amongst the most populous countries of the world. If it continues to add more people at …
Read MoreAll is not Well With our Education
MINISTER of State for Education Engineer Balighur Rehman, who is otherwise a visionary and hardworking man, has frankly admitted that …
Read MoreRefugee Crisis: A tragic abdication | Abbas Nasir
THERE can be no doubt that the media plays a key role in disseminating information that influences opinions in societies, …
Read MoreMyths and reality | Zubeida Mustafa
THE census is one of the trickiest issues in Pakistan today because of its political and economic implications. Our policymakers …
Read MoreAsian Century: Is the Dream Coming True? | Amna Malik
There is a vast scope of cooperation between Central and South Asia Nature has beatified the soil and the people …
Read MoreNormal Nuclear Pakistan | Rizwan Asghar
“Hereby it is manifest that during the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, …
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