Leapfrogging into circular economy
Pakistan, especially its cities and most noticeably its economic capital, Karachi, is drowning under piles and piles of garbage rendering the job of clearing the mounting rubbish clutter an ever…
Bitcoin reserve
Bhutan’s national Bitcoin holdings have grown to one-third of Bhutan’s GDP. Meanwhile, El Salvador’s digital treasury is going through unprecedented growth. In contrast, Germany missed out on a potential $1.7…
The scientific revolution’s call to rulers
The scientific and technological revolution that began after World War II has fundamentally reshaped global development. Its effects are evident across economies, societies, and international power dynamics. From pioneering innovations…
Beyond the economic crisis
PAKISTAN no longer faces an economic emergency as it did last year when it teetered on the edge of sovereign debt default. It has come out of that crisis and managed…
Rewiring humanity
IMAGINE a world where libraries fit in your pocket, where distant voices echo in real-time across continents, and where the collective knowledge of humanity streams at your fingertips. This isn’t…
Promoting AI
THE launch last week of a task force on Artificial Intelligence to spur national development is welcome news. Its goal is to develop a roadmap for AI adoption in governance, healthcare, education…
The eastern rivers
CLIMATE change has made the South Asian monsoon evermore unpredictable. Heavy rains in the catchment areas of the Beas, Ravi and Sutlej rivers deep inside India have flooded Pakistan’s Punjab province. It…
Offences against religion
AS has become our annual custom, yet another person accused of blasphemy was recently lynched; accosted by a deranged mob in Nankana Sahib, which dragged him out of a police…
Climate reparations
AS the scale of flood devastation becomes apparent, the sense of climate injustice is rightfully mounting. Pakistan emits less than one per cent of global greenhouse gases (GHG), but is…
Income not consumption taxes: Applying a ‘national income tax’ for a welfare state
‘The fundamental injustice of consumption taxes, relative to income taxes, is that the well-off can postpone them by saving, while the poor pay cash on the nail. “Justice too long…
