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Reviving agricultural growth: Part – VI

Pakistan will have to develop a unified market linking the farms to retail outlets covering the full supply chain particularly in high-value commodities. Corporate investment and competition in on-farm storage,…

Farewell: HH Aga Khan

Pakistan has lost a true friend with the passing of His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili community. His legacy, defined by humanitarianism, inclusivity, and…

Why not Pakistan?

Recently I was asked to give a briefing on the Gandhara Corridor in a high level meeting of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), attended by federal ministers and the…

Sovereignty in the digital world

Talking about sovereignty and data protectionism in the digital world in the context of Pakistan may seem a little out of place since the country does not have data protection…

Dwindling public spaces

A lot many public spaces in Karachi have vanished away and succumbed to the pressures of elite-steered real-estate development. The causes of the phenomenon are highlighted by civil society organizations…

Prospects For Peace

Prospects for peace

At a time when the US is busy thrashing out a peace deal with the Taliban to end its longest-running war, thousands of miles away in the war-battered country, workers…

High-rise Tide

High-rise tide

After reports emerged of the illegal demolition of the Sybil D’Abreo House (part of the protected Jufelhurst School complex in Karachi’s Soldier Bazaar), and after strong condemnation from civil society,…

AI for education

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping education globally, promising accessible, personalized and effective learning. Unesco is committed to supporting member states to harness the potential of AI for achieving the Education…

Muslim civilisation and Pakistan

“Indeed Allah would never change a people’s state until they change their own state” — Al Quran. THE sudden collapse of the Assad regime and the destruction of Syria as a leader…