NAP as panacea?
Every time there is a surge in terrorist activities, Pakistani authorities invoke the National Action Plan (NAP) as a cure-all solution to counter extremism and restore security. However, a critical…
Replacing hopium with reality- Part – III
Pakistan has a talented workforce that can help the country stay on the path to progress. But policymakers keep holding on to hopium, ignoring the stark realities of the country.…
CEC impasse
PAKISTAN is fortunate to have a constitutional provision which mandates the appointment of the chief election commissioner (CEC) and four members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) only after reaching a…
A city in chaos
Karachi is internationally referred to as the ‘City of Lights’ and the ‘City of the Quaid’ It is not only the largest city in Pakistan but also one of the…
Till debt do us part
In Hamlet, Shakespeare’s character Polonius offers timeless advice to his son, Laertes, "Neither a borrower nor a lender be”, warning of the perils of debt and dependency. For Pakistan, this…
Lawmakers’ pay
A STORM of protest led by no less a person than the prime minister had engulfed the country after Punjab’s provincial assembly passed a bill on March 13 for increasing…
In fire-ravaged Los Angeles, a long road of rebuilding
After the loss of more than 10,000 homes in last month’s Los Angeles fires, the region faces a daunting challenge to rebuild with a tight labor market, constrained construction supplies…
Being more human
What measures are necessary to counter violent extremism and religious intolerance in Pakistan? And what role should the youth be assigned in this campaign, which has a bearing on our…
AI-led taxation
It was famously said by Benjamin Franklin, “In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes”. Perhaps Benjamin was unaware of the lagging efficient administration, shallow policy orchestrations, and…
The education cul-de-sac
Despite decades of reforms, Pakistan’s education system remains in a state of perma-crisis. In an era of rapid technological transformation, the nation continues to grapple with children not attending school,…
