‘Do more’, IMF asks Pakistan
The Pakistan budget 2024-25 appears to have largely satisfied the IMF (International Monetary Fund), prompting it to move on with the 25th IMF programme, to once again bail the country…
Let’s not ‘do more’
In many countries, government departments are big black holes consuming enormous resources with very little to show how spending has benefitted the non-elites – the bottom 90 per cent of…
Climate economics Nobel may do more harm than good
There are many reasons humanity has failed to rein in climate change despite decades of dire warnings. The inertia of an energy system overwhelmingly powered by oil, gas and coal;…
Rich nations ramp up anti-slavery funding yet businesses urged to do more
The world's top economies have ramped up spending on the fight to eradicate modern-day slavery, according to new United Nations figures, but campaigners said businesses needed to play a greater…
We mustn’t cease but do more
On August, I found myself attending the annual Ideas Conclave, organised by the Jinnah Institute. One of the keynote events was a session bearing the title ‘Pakistan: Constitution, Security and…
Let us ‘do more’
US President Trump’s humiliating tweet, which criticised Pakistan for not doing more to fight terrorism, highlights the flawed security and socioeconomic policies that have been followed for decades by our…
We should do more
Imagine that 58 million Americans were streaming into Canada and Mexico, many with only a small satchel and the clothes on their backs. Picture another 102 million residents of the…
Illegal logging: Activists urge DR Congo to do more
The Democratic Republic of Congo takes pride in recent steps to prevent illegal logging in its vast equatorial forests, but experts argue these measures are far from enough to stop…
People who must do more
Four men stood having an animated discussion in front of graffiti on sidelines of the literary festival last weekend. In the black of mourning against the thick white background, someone…
‘No more’ to ‘do more’
Of late in a retaliatory mood, Pakistan has been playing the ‘no more’ song to Washington’s ‘do more’ mantra. After blocking NATO supply lines through its territory and getting the…
