WOMEN in Pakistan constitute 48.5 per cent of the population but face systemic disadvantages in education, healthcare and economic participation. To realise the country’s full potential, increasing women’s economic participation…
Over the past few years, policymakers and academics have shown renewed interest in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) as a way of addressing fiscal limitations and speeding up infrastructure construction and the…
Sadly, unlike the lack of media coverage, and very little discussion of policy circles on this – both on the government, and opposition sides, and in the academic arena –…
Human history is marked by conflicts that have often led to devastating wars. The two World Wars were products of such conflicts, causing the loss of millions of lives and…
Development planning is the most fundamental aspect of any nation’s growth and development. How a nation plans its development defines how it develops – and so, the quality and effectiveness…
If you visit the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, you will come across Kibera, one of the largest slum dwellings in the world. Housing approximately 250,000 people across an area of…
Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 has been a game-changer, reshaping the kingdom’s future and setting a bold path for its development. The kingdom, which has traditionally been governed by conservative norms…
THE recent decision by the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) to promote the construction and functioning of commercial activities within domestic premises is unfortunate. In reality though, it is the…
The province of Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan in terms of area. It has an area of 347,190 sq.kms, equivalent to 43.6% of the total geographical area of…
Economic policy debates in Pakistan tend to fixate on macroeconomic indicators—fiscal deficits, firm-level competitiveness, and GDP growth. Interest and exchange rates dominate discussions, while the deeper crisis — human development…
