Accountability across the board – II
In his address to the Constituent Assembly on 11th August 1947, the Quaid said that "Jobbery, graft nepotism and bribe has to be put down with iron hand". His vision…
Higher education up the creek
IF memory serves me right, the following is from one of Mushtaq Yousufi’s books, possibly Zargazisht. He says that every time he went to his boss, who was a Scotsman, to…
Sporting futures
PAKISTAN is a one-sport nation, and has been for the better part of five decades. Given its sheer population, underachievement across all other sports is extremely stark. Hockey languishes outside…
The corruption link
CORRUPTION is one of the biggest enemies of healthy ecosystems. The government’s corrupt functionaries sell the banks of rivers, streams and nullahs to encroachers for building bastis, posh housing societies,…
On Jinnah’s Pakistan
The nation celebrated its Independence Day with traditional enthusiasm, zeal and fervor in commemoration of the creation of Pakistan 73 years ago under the indomitable leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali…
Government servants or public servants
The phrase 'government servant' is taken literally by government. This literal understanding and compliance of this world is in conflict with their real role and responsibility of a government servant,…
Government servants or public servants
The phrase 'government servant' is taken literally by government. This literal understanding and compliance of this world is in conflict with their real role and responsibility of a government servant,…
Doing business report and beyond — III
Individual aspects of the Index for 2019 highlight, among other things, that within rule of law, all three factors - property rights (with score 41.5, where all scores are graded…
The Quaid’s vision for Pakistan
On December 25, the nation celebrated the birth anniversary of the man who fought against all odds, and the severest opposition to the division of the Subcontinent, and created our…
A mismanaged economy
The present government has completed its two years. The democratic era has now completed seven years. Both major political parties have run the country, along with the smaller parties. Through…
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