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Infrastructure financing gap

On the 14th of March 2023, InfraZamin Pakistan hosted the country’s first-ever summit on infrastructure titled “Building for Impact” in Karachi, featuring international speakers and representatives from numerous public and…

Professionalising The Security Industry

Professionalising the security industry

In a society where sensitivity counts more than authenticity, it is predictable that security providers call themselves ‘professionals’ before the actual professionalisation of their occupation. Is the ‘security industry’ in…

A tool for ranking tax havens

The Financial Secrecy Index (FSI) developed by the Tax Justice Network (TJN), an independent organization was launched globally on January 30 this year. It ranks jurisdictions according to their secrecy…

Linchpin reform

In most conferences, there is a chorus on key concerns such as human capital, water, sanitation, and energy. Despite significant investments and long-standing efforts in these areas, progress remains alarmingly…

Implementing PHC primer

SINCE the Alma-Ata Declaration of 1978, there has been much rhetoric from the World Health Organisation (WHO) about primary healthcare, but little organised and specific guidance from it on how to…

Is nuclear the answer to our energy SOS?

Energy security serves as the cornerstone of socio-economic development for any nation. Unfortunately, Pakistan has been ensnared in a web of energy challenges for decades, struggling to find a sustainable…

IT business migration to Dubai

Pakistanis, having systematically moved their capital overseas and invested $ 11billion in properties in Dubai, there is now a flow of business investments from Pakistan into the emirate, notably in the…

A technocratic democracy

Pakistan has suffered for the last five decades from rotating democracies and martial law governments. The vision to migrate to a strong technology driven knowledge-based economy was largely missing, with…

Rethinking evaluation

Universities are elevated to the global stage not just by the brilliance of individual academics, but due to the systems to train, evaluate, support and retain. Strong systems ensure consistency…