Accountability reimagined
I was watching the news over the weekend, when a detailed breakdown of NAB’s reforms flashed across the screen, from record recoveries to the establishment of new facilitation centres and…
Industrial policy redefined
FOR decades, Pakistan has suffered from de-industrialisation, clinging to a dated model of picking winners through tariff protections and subsidies. This strategy has not only failed to deliver growth; it…
AI search pushing an already weakened media ecosystem to the brink
Generative artificial intelligence assistants like ChatGPT are cutting into traditional online search traffic, depriving news sites of visitors and impacting the advertising revenue they desperately need, in a crushing blow…
Justice reimagined
THE Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention & Punishment) Act, 2022, signified a paradigm shift in a centuries-old relationship between law enforcement and torture. Colonial-style, force-based policing had remained an unfortunate,…
Moscow plans to use seized US-owned company to feed Russian army
Plans are afoot for an American-owned company seized by the Kremlin and placed under state control to be used to supply food to the Russian army, a document seen by…
GB: undermined by ‘governance’
THE government of Pakistan has promoted Gilgit-Baltistan as a premier adventure tourism destination, showcasing its breathtaking landscapes and towering peaks. Ironically, GB is constitutionally not part of the country. Liberated by its…
Senate deputy chairman wants PMDC, Pims affairs streamlined
Senate Deputy Chairman Sardar Syedaal Khan on Wednesday directed heads of Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) and Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) to streamline issues of their institutions.…
Unplanned urban growth
Islamabad, once hailed as a model of urban planning, is now struggling under the weight of its expansion. What was envisioned as a serene, green, and orderly capital has succumbed…
PAMI concerned at one-year extension to BDS programme
The Pakistan Association of Private Medical and Dental Colleges (PAMI) has expressed its concerns about the recent decision of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) of extending the duration…
Future of UN climate dialogue threatened by budget shortfal
The leading UN body on climate change is experiencing a severe budget shortfall, according to a Reuters analysis of documents from the world body - a funding gap that diplomats…
