‘Homegrown’ revenue mobilization strategy
The Federal government has apparently accepted the target for FBR revenues of Rs 5,550 billion in 2019-20 as a prior condition to the approval by the Executive Board of the…
Development gap of Balochistan
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…
Human development index of provinces
The Population and Housing Census of 2023 has generated a lot of useful information on key indicators. The statistics are available at the regionally disaggregated level down to the districts.…
The education gap
Pakistan’s education crisis stands as a formidable barrier to the nation’s socio-economic development, casting a shadow over its aspirations for progress and prosperity. Despite decades of policy interventions and international…
The education crisis
The Prime Minister has rightly lamented recently on the lack of access to education of children generally and especially from poor families or those resident in the backward areas of…
Learning for lasting peace
The United Nations General Assembly has designated January 24 as the International Day of Education to celebrate the importance of education in advancing peace and development. The theme for this…
No more business as usual—II
Known solutions to our problems start with merit-based governance and justice system adhering to our Constitution. Structural changes need to be made to existing layers of governance of local governments,…
Japanese language to be made part of curriculum
Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) Chairman Prof Dr Shahid Munir Friday said the PHEC had decided to make the Japanese language part of curriculum. According to a press release, the…
The retail boom
Pakistan posted a much higher-than-expected deficit of $12.1 billion (4% of gross domestic product - GDP) in the previous fiscal year ended June 30, 2017 as against $4.9 billion in…
13th Five-Year-Plan
The “13th Five-Year Plan” (13th FYP) period (2016-2020) is the decisive stage for China’s victory in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. Confronted with a complex and volatile…
