Climate and the religious lens
The condition of Pakistani cities shows that we are suffering from an intellectual, professional and moral crisis. There is a sense that the existing government institutions and people cannot be…
Strategic leadership and statecraft ( Part – II )
In a talk at the National Defence College, Kissinger likened strategy to a chess game in which each player seeks to control the maximum number of squares on the chess…
Economic development and the university
Development research over the last three decades has established two propositions that have major implications for redefining the role of a university. First, a distinguishing feature between developed and underdeveloped…
Higher education and party manifestos
Education has overall been a neglected area in our political parties’ priorities for general elections. A lot of lip service is paid and only little concrete measures are taken that…
Bilawal and 50 years of the PPP
A third generation Bhutto has launched his social-liberal platform at the well-attended golden jubilee celebrations of the Pakistan People’s Party, which is undoubtedly inseparable from the story of the successes…
Bilawal’s quest for a social democratic agenda
We had an intense discussion with Bilawal Bhutto at the end of the PPP’s provincial and national bodies’ meetings, attended by over 20,000 enthusiastic activists, in Lahore. What will be…
Approaching or landed in deflation?
I wrote an article in this newspaper on February 17, 2015, stating clearly that Pakistan's economy is heading towards deflation. Some economists thought that it was too early to pass…
In the land of no loadshedding
Ok, don't ask me where I am because to quote Jimmy Gilmer of The Fireballs, "I ain’t gonna tell". The only thing I can tell you is that I ain’t…
Subtracting fake news from social media
In an age where truth seems negotiable and subject to multiple interpretations, lies and fake news travel at lightning speed. Research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) reveals a…
Does the algorithm need a chaperone?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) rightfully occupies the spotlight in discussions on modern thought and thought processes. Such centre-stage treatment leads to a duplication of boilerplate information so I will try not…
