Apolitical solutions
As the 18th Saarc Summit gets underway, most people continue to be confused over the aims and objectives of the association. Many wonder if the objective is for smaller nations…
The myth of a political solution
The bomb attacks in Lahore in which 30 people lost their lives and hundreds were injured show just how serious the Taliban threat is—and just how nationally damaging is the…
Political dialogue is indispensable
Communication and negotiation are indispensable pillars of politics, serving as a bridge between conflicting ideologies and facilitating solutions that ensure governance, stability, and progress. History is replete with examples where…
New year, new resolutions
A new year is always a harbinger of fresh resolutions, bringing renewed hopes for the days ahead. International relations continue to suffer under the weight of humanitarian crises. Global terrorism…
Dream of political stability
IT is often believed that engineering political stability is the solution to a nation’s economic and security challenges. The idea of this so-called stability is used to justify the suppression…
Discos: privatisation can be a solution
Privatisation has long been touted as a catalyst for economic growth, and for good reason. By introducing private sector expertise and investment into previously state-controlled industries, privatisation can unlock efficiencies,…
First resolution
For inexplicable reasons, scholars seem to have completely ignored an important Sindh Muslim League resolution passed in Karachi two years before the historic Lahore resolution was adopted in 1940. The…
No easy solution
MAGIC wand. Silver bullet. Miracle cure. Pick your idiom, and then forget about it. If there’s one thing Pakistanis should learn from the turmoil of recent months it is that…
The interim solution
IT is yet another episode of ‘from power to prison’, a tragicomedy long played on Pakistan’s political stage. The plot is predictable: yet another former prime minister bites the dust.…
The big solution?
MY forays into the annals of Islamic finance history often take me to new places. I walk through the arched domes, the cobbled streets with the minarets on the horizon…
