Political stability
Economic growth depends on three things: accumulation of capital, human resources and technological advancement. Capital – including foreign direct investment (FDI) – accumulates where there’s political stability. FDI brings in…
Finance Bill 2017: Why tax exemption for political parties?
In a country where the Finance Minister is accused of money laundering [What did Ishaq Dar 'confess' to during the Hudaibiya Paper Mills reference in 2002, Dawn, April 20, 2017]…
Political and social matters
At the moment our country is witnessing a bloodbath, and when the rulers are questioned as to why this is happening and why they don’t do anything to stop it,…
After the virus: What world will we live in?
One day, the battle against the novel coronavirus will be won. But the world that emerges may look very different from the one we lived in before the pandemic began.…
Libya in crisis as militias hold state hostage
The Libyan militiamen who have besieged two ministries in Tripoli for more than a week appear determined to press their protests to squeeze more concessions from the government, analysts say.…
Turkiye through the ages
History remembers Emperor Constantine as one who legalized and made Christianity integral to the Roman Empire. He is also credited with laying the foundations of post-classical European civilization.In May 330…
Pakistan: a victim of hybrid warfare
The concept of hybrid warfare encompasses use of all means available to a state to subdue its adversary and achieve strategic goals without the ostensible use of available kinetic force.…
AI: the best solution?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a term coined by emeritus Stanford Professor John McCarthy. It is the science and engineering of making intelligent machines that can learn, at least somewhat like…
China or the US?
WHILE day-to-day decisions made regarding Pakistan’s foreign policy relations invariably lie in the government domain, strategically important and long-term choices, such as whether Pakistan should move closer to the US…
Governance for local government: Part – IV
The rules of business have to be changed accordingly. It would be imperative that the chief executive officers of metropolitan corporations and large district councils are appointed from among Grade…
