Saudi Arabia and Iran need Pakistani leadership
For several months, the official line from both civilian and military leaders in Pakistan has been that the country has turned the corner. Loadshedding is down, and might be reduced…
Saudi Arabia-Iran spat: Challenges to Pakistan’s mediatory role
Can Pakistan play a meaningful mediatory role in ironing out Arab-Iranian rift? For a country to undertake a mediatory mission it must have strong credentials with effective diplomacy, robust economy…
Saudi Arabia, Iran and Pakistan
It is unfortunate that some ‘intellectuals’ are trying to paint the Saudi-Iran rift as an internal issue of Pakistan. It is equally sad to see the religious Right depict this…
Iran, Saudi Arabia and Pakistani diversity
Let’s take a quick survey of the countries involved, either directly or indirectly in the fracas in Yemen. There is Saudi Arabia. This country ranks thirty-fourth (34th) on the Human…
Where’s Pakistan in the rankings?
The Times Higher Education (THE) released the highly anticipated World University Rankings on October 9, 2024, after evaluating approximately 2,857 universities from 115 countries. THE and QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) are…
Pakistan’s human exports
WHEREVER in the world you go, you are bound to come across Pakistanis in various states of despair. These days, travel to any European capital — Athens, Rome or Paris,…
Pakistan’s last IMF programme?
The past few decades have seen a massive overhaul in development thinking. With the wisdom of the Washington consensus by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank questioned,…
Pakistan and the World Cup
PAKISTAN’S contributions to the Qatar World Cup reveal a juxtaposition. On the one hand, the country’s institutions have failed to adequately develop its talent pool — footballing and otherwise. The…
Pakistan’s Eskimo trap
With a median age of just 23, Pakistan stands among the youngest nations globally, presenting a tremendous opportunity to harness this demographic advantage for economic growth. Over 60 per cent…