National security policy needs revisit
This is the second of a two-part series detailing the 2020 National Security Policy’s (NSP) ill-advised focus on economic diplomacy – ill-advised as the world moves from unipolarity to multipolairty.…
Pakistan’s housing crisis needs innovation
Pakistan's explosive population growth over the past five decades presents a pressing non-traditional national security concern. With ripple effects on water, food, and energy security, this demographic surge threatens social…
Teachers’ needs
AT the launching ceremony of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) project to be implemented in Sindh a couple of years ago, I asked the then leader of the initiative whether…
The economy needs a reset
The government is all primed to sign a new IMF deal and celebrate more debt. Yet, it needs to reflect why we are in an endless loop of near default…
Karachi needs monsoon-ready urban governance
Multiple weather forecasts suggest that Pakistan and Karachi may yet see an abnormal monsoon season this year, with experts predicting even worse flooding than the 2022 deluge that affected thousands…
Healthy planet needs ‘ocean action’ from Asian and Pacific countries
As the Second Global Ocean Conference opens today in Lisbon, governments in Asia and the Pacific must seize the opportunity to enhance cooperation and solidarity to address a host of…
Country needs a fair petrochemical policy
In the last few years, the country had a very consumer-driven economy – there was a never-ending toxic cycle: import goods, run out of money then ask for a bailout/loan.…
Data services: Economy needs streamlining
No national policy can be comprehensive and durable unless backed by robust data derived from reliable sources and made available in a timely manner to policy managers. It may be…
Country needs FDI
The Board of Investment (BoI) last week rolled out an investment promotion strategy for the next three years, setting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) target of $4 billion for 2020-21, $4.5…
Mentorship needs
IN a recent discussion on the role of teachers in schools and universities, many aspects of their demanding job came up. Whilst it is undeniable that most teachers work really…
