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Husain and reform

OFTEN during the period of mourning in Muharram and Safar, some take umbrage at the fact that ‘political’ issues are brought up during majalis. This view suggests that one should…

After USAID

WHEN I started writing my book, The Shady Economics of International Aid, in 2023, I never anticipated that some of the issues I explored would surface so powerfully even before its…

KP and the USAID crisis

On January 20, following the US president's Executive Order on Reevaluating and Realigning US Foreign Aid, all US-related government to government (G2G) development projects and activities have been suspended in…

A requiem for USAID

The USAID tap has run dry, and its disbandment has sent tremors around the globe. The freeloaders in the developing world, various governments and NGOs, received a seismic shock. Those…

US Aid And USAID

US aid and USAID

Our adversaries are intensifying their efforts in the entire under-developed world. Those who oppose their advance look to us and I believe, at this dangerous moment, we must respond”. These…

Rest in peace, USAID

IT was a showdown for the ages. This past week, the Trump administration issued an order placing all workers of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on leave. The direct-hire…