State governance in 3rd year: challenges
The PTI government had distinguished itself from its predecessors by doing away with many subsidies and concessions to select businesses and sectors and withdrawal of grants to members of National…
China’s model of state governance
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday praised the Communist Party of China (CPC) describing it as an alternative to Western democracy. “Until now, we had been told that the best…
It’s all about state governance
The gaps in the governance of state affairs have escalated to a level which is alarming and pose a significant threat to national interests. Be it nation's foreign policy, economic…
Confused state governance at public expense
The state is in the grip of acute petrol crisis for over the last one week. The measures so far taken by the state to address the crisis is the…
Governance & competent states
THE global debate over governance continues — what constitutes good governance and how it helps to determine the fate and fortunes of nations. It is axiomatic that effective governance and…
Good governance, state and citizenship
The writer is a social development and policy adviser, and a freelance columnist based in Islamabad. Governance is one of those buzzwords of politics, economics and development which are used…
Poor governance and the sad state of Lyari
One is not sure what to be surprised at more. The killing of Rehman Dakait, one of Karachi’s most famous gangsters, or the fact that he has now overnight become…
Poor governance and the sad state of Lyari
One is not sure what to be surprised at more. The killing of Rehman Dakait, one of Karachi’s most famous gangsters, or the fact that he has now overnight become…
Reimagining governance
In the 1990s, Pakistan was the richest country in South Asia. Today it is one of the poorest. In 1995, Pakistan ranked six places ahead of India and 18 places…
Punitive governance
The Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index 2023 downgraded an 11 places back-pedalling Pakistan from a hybrid to an authoritarian regime. The report stated that unsurprisingly elections with opposition forces subject…
