AI-led taxation
It was famously said by Benjamin Franklin, “In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes”. Perhaps Benjamin was unaware of the lagging efficient administration, shallow policy orchestrations, and…
Trump and Pakistan: new, old, same?
Trump is back, marking a historic moment not only for the United States but also for its global partnerships. His return to the White House comes after a tumultuous political…
Languishing losers
The American system is based on competition. Only the ablest and fittest survive, losers are cut to size and left to languish. The United States of America (USA), the only…
Vacuous governance
ARE Pakistanis justified in regarding Islamabad as superfluous to their governance? Do they need a president? The present incumbent perches in a gilded cage, his wings clipped by the 18th…
CPEC to SIFC
A WEARY nation is being sold a new acronym-based dream about huge progress. It was Seato and Cento in the 1960s, OIC in the 1970s,; CPEC in the 2010s and…
Lasting economic ties
Pakistan and the US share an intricate history of high and low relations. The US established diplomatic relations with Pakistan on August 15, 1947, making the US one of the…
Learning from China
Most of us learn proverbs at the primary school stage and many of us would have written essays upon essays on these adages. Readers would recall, for example, “A man…
From colonial legacy to digital era
Are the election results of the 2024 election influenced by external forces and fail to accurately reflect the will of the people? Social media platforms are inundated with comments and…
Empowering provinces
Disruptions in constitutional rule can have dire consequences, leading to political instability, uncertainty, and a breakdown of effective governance. Such interruptions create legal loopholes, weaken institutional foundations, erode public trust,…
Mirza’s memoirs: Part – I
Confronting historical negationism through historical revisionism was the Herculean task that lay ahead when I embarked on bringing out Iskander Mirza’s memoirs. To challenge established, brittle narratives of fifty-plus years…
