Delays in the resolution of the lingering deadlock between K-Electric and the Federal Government over the company’s receivables and payables is jeopardizing future investment in the company’s infrastructure in addition…
Pakistan has been faced with power crises and its multiplier effect on the economy for decades. This issue has been reviewed extensively and many options have been debated by experts…
Three-Mile Island, Chernobyl and now Fukushima in the wake of Tsunami and earthquake? The world is concerned. Even the meticulous Japanese failed, who are reputed to live for working than…
Privatisation and liberalisation are considered key economic development activities for nations. The primary objective of these activities is to transform state-owned enterprises into private sector entities, with a focus on…
The recent military parade in China and US President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Department of Defense have created a spectre of heightened tensions between Beijing and Washington,…
If one were to choose a sequence of essentials for a nation to prosper, I would put rationality of their thought process on top. It is my firm belief that,…
Covid-19 pandemic, and then the catastrophic floods in 2022, both of which had significant climate change causality – towards which Pakistan has contributed very little in terms of global carbon…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio may have made the crucial calls that helped de-escalate recent hostilities between Pakistan and India, but China remains the regional diplomatic powerhouse. This was…
The economic landscape constantly evolves through innovation and obsolescence – a process economist Joseph Schumpeter called ‘creative destruction’. New technologies and models replace outdated ones, as seen in the historical…
The World Bank Group (WBG) in its 2023 released ‘Pakistan – Country climate and development report’ pointed out that‘The total investment needs for a comprehensive response to Pakistan’s climate and…
