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Review of the IMF programme

This is the appropriate time to review progress on implementation of the reforms committed to the IMF in the new IMF Extended Fund Facility of 5,320 million SDRs, equivalent to…

Transnational organised crime

THE 12th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC) was held in Vienna on Oct 14-18, 2024. It was heartening to note the…

Transnational organised crime

THE 12th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC) was held in Vienna on Oct 14-18, 2024. It was heartening to note the…

Reviewing CT strategy

THERE was nothing in the communiqué issued after the latest National Security Committee meeting that we have not heard before. Phrases like ‘zero tolerance for terrorism’ and ‘violence will be dealt with,…

High time for review

PAKISTAN may be grappling with devastating floods, but the menace of terrorism has not receded. In the latest spate of terrorist attacks, at least six people, including a former peace…

Consumer end tariff design and National Electricity Plan 2023

Utilities consider investments in generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure as fixed costs because these investments are not influenced by individual customer energy consumption. Traditionally, these costs are covered by variable…

Sindh HEC offers holding national level QA training

The Sindh Higher Education Commission (HEC), in a ground-breaking initiative pertaining to quality assurance (QA) practices, has proposed a collaborative effort with the HEC Pakistan to conduct a comprehensive national…

Charter of national revival

Pakistan needs more than a Charter of Economy. It needs a Charter of National Revival, based on a 4D strategy: Deregulate, Devolve, Deradicalize and Digitize. Deradicalization is a prerequisite to…