Peace with dignity
AS escalation appeared on the cards with tit-for-tat missile and air attacks continuing between India and Pakistan, US President Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social media platform that a US-mediated “full…
Digital Nation Act: a critique
The digital era has transformed societies worldwide, revolutionizing economies, governance, and personal interactions. As technology becomes an integral part of daily life, legislation must address emerging digital threats and challenges.…
Pakistan’s digital leap: trillion-dollar opportunity
Pakistan’s digital economy (DE) has shown remarkable growth over the past two decades. From a modest volume of approximately US$100 million in 2000, it expanded to US$1–2 billion by 2010…
Bridging the digital divide
The expansion of Information Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure in Pakistan marks a strategic step toward digital inclusion, yet adoption rates remain uneven and low, especially in remote and rural districts.…
Digital dangers
AMONG the paradoxes of our era is that globalisation has been connecting the world and also fragmenting it. The world is more interconnected than ever before but also atomised. This…
Digital deadlock
Pakistan’s journey towards digitisation, characterised by ambitious policies and bold aspirations, remains constrained by weak implementation, inconsistent political commitment and inadequate financial backing. Over the past decade, frameworks such as…
A fork in the digital road
Pakistan stands at a pivotal moment in its economic evolution, one where ambition and prudence must advance in lockstep. The government's recent establishment of the Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) marks…
Why Canada is jailing more Indigenous people despite Trudeau’s promises
Like a growing number of formerly incarcerated Indigenous people, Marvin Starblanket’s life is still governed by Correctional Service Canada rules. They determine where he sleeps (a halfway house instead of…
Export-led growth and effective tax management: Leveraging Digital Product Passport
As the EU tightens its regulations, many countries view compliance as a mere obligation, but the implications of this can have benefits far beyond maintaining trade relations. By aligning with…
Digitalization of govt processes
In a promising development, PM Imran Khan appears to have recognised the importance of digitalization of government processes. For a long time, experts have been advocating digitalization as a way…
