The tested players: two lost decades of Pakistan
A review of the economic condition during the period from 2002 to 2023 reflects two lost decades of Pakistan. During this period all the players presently in the field have…
Persons with disabilities integral players in determining…
Ten years ago, the Asia-Pacific region came together and designed the world’s first set of disability-specific development goals: the Incheon Strategy to “Make the Right Real” for Persons with Disabilities.…
Global economic players’ dismal policy action
International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently released the July 2022 update of one of its flagship reports ‘World Economic Outlook’ (WEO). The title ‘Gloomy and more uncertain’ of the report for…
Global development agenda: Older persons key players
As the proportion of the older persons across the Asia-Pacific region increases exponentially, we must seek out new and innovative approaches to turn this demographic trend into an opportunity to…
HEC to award scholarships, prize money to student players
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) confers sports scholarships and prize money every year to champion players who win medals at the national and international level with the objective to appreciate…
The five British key players in the Battle of Brexit
A vibrant cast is set to contest the climax of the Brexit drama this week: a prime minister pressing ahead against all odds, a veteran left-winger leading the opposition, a…
What other players want
While it is easy to identify the US and its NATO allies and Pakistan as the principal external actors in the Afghan imbroglio, history shows that it has often been…
Get rich before getting old
It is said, “The future promise of any nation can be directly measured by the present prospects of its youth.” Our predicament is to figure out by looking at the…
Economy on its knees
The initial euphoria of tens of billions of dollars investment by friendly countries is slowly fading away. The anxiety amongst the business community is becoming visible. The reality is that…
Managing public investment the mission-oriented way
Two renowned intellectuals – Greece’s former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, and columnist for Guardian George Monbiot – in two separate articles recently, pointed towards a common problem: neoliberalism, and austerity,…
