Political battling vs national interests
This trend is an about-turn, though not by the US, and proves how in the past the US forced European countries to pursue fundamentally wrong strategies. While it proves yet…
National interests
Policy puzzles are solved solely in the national interest. So be it! As a first step to regain lost dignity we need to follow a foreign policy that promotes a…
Revisiting national interests
One thing is crystal clear and it is that we have to resurrect ourselves as a state and a society. And that, with luck, we might be able to do…
National interests and diplomacy
One hears much talk in the media these days about national interests and diplomacy, but many commentators do not seem to be clear about the meaning of these terms. Similarly,…
Consumer end tariff design and National Electricity Plan 2023
Utilities consider investments in generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure as fixed costs because these investments are not influenced by individual customer energy consumption. Traditionally, these costs are covered by variable…
Parliament – A house to serve the national interest?
“History is not a mansion to live in, but a school to learn”. Admittedly, the nations that do not learn from their history are doomed to plummet. The history of…
Higher education team explores transnational collaboration
The United Kingdom higher education delegation, led by Sir Steve Smith, UK International Education Champion, embarked on a significant visit to the Pak-Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences & Technology…
Income not consumption taxes: Applying a ‘national income tax’ for a welfare state
‘The fundamental injustice of consumption taxes, relative to income taxes, is that the well-off can postpone them by saving, while the poor pay cash on the nail. “Justice too long…
Strong institutions, competent teachers play crucial role in national progress
A two-day national convention entitled ‘Youth – Pivot of National Integration’ began at Jinnah Convention Centre, under the aegis of the Higher Education Commission (HEC). The assembly of university students…
A look at the 15th National Assembly
With the 15th National Assembly completing its five-year term, the prospects for timely and free and fair elections to vote in the next National Assembly have darkened. The National Assembly’s…
