Social media curbs
MOST of you reading these lines are strangers to me. What impression would I leave if, on our first meeting, I asked you questions about your salary, home address and…
PEC moves SC for appointment of qualified engineers to senior govt posts
Against the backdrop of the Supreme Court`s initiative for building Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand dams, the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) approached the top court on Wednesday for the appointment of qualified…
Economic and social sums do not add up
The dos and donts of economics have to be understood before unilateral decisions are taken. Increasingly, the perfunctory nature of the decisions are coming out in the economy. The USA…
Rejecting metaverse
When I heard that Facebook had changed its name to Meta, I was reminded of the aphorism: “A leopard doesn’t change its spots.” But in this case, there’s more to…
Military courts: a mistake
On December 27, 2014, only 11 days after the APS attack in Peshawar, I wrote my weekly entry in this column under the title, ‘Military courts: a defence’. In the…
Military courts: a defence
On the one hand, we should all get behind the Pakistan Army and the entire political class because they are now seemingly united to fight the long overdue war against…
Systemic reforms
The PM has announced his six-point agenda for not only the youths of this country but also to kick start the economy. Cynics might say one thing or another but…
Precautionary or suspicious principle
In politics and economics besides the other functional subjects there is always the use of precautionary principle. This lays down specificities that have to be followed before the public is…
Needed selfless saints in the economy
Saints are supposed to be selfless. That statement has a presumption of truth in it. The reverse has to be proved. The elections and Jambooriat not jamhooriyat has won. Now…
Hate shedding in the economy
How can Pakistan become a democratic country with attitudes that are 18thc? I fail to see the connection between what is being urged by all anchorpersons that they are working…
