Three Pakistans
OUR 75-year history contains three eras of about 25 years, each starting and ending in a crisis, marked by lengthy army rule, hybrid regimes and debatable progress. This torrid history…
Dealing with Covid-19 in Pakistan
The metaphor “black swan” was used in Roman literature to express impossibility as it was perceived that swans were always white. Black swans were discovered in Australia in 1697, and…
Electric Vehicles come to Pakistan
Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb claimed at the launching ceremony of BYD, a Chinese company globally regarded as the frontrunner in the manufacture of electronic vehicles (EVs), in partnership with…
Arshad is the true Pakistan
It was 2500 years ago that Heraclitus defined change as the only constant. As nations gaining independence with or even after us prospered, Pakistan’s only constant has remained the apathy…
Pakistani students will now need NOC from PMDC for medical education abroad: officials
Pakistani students will now need a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) to pursue medical and dental education abroad, as many students have been enrolling…
Pakistan at a venture crossroads ( Part – II )
Pakistan’s startup and venture landscape is very much in its infancy. Only in the last decade have networks of formal early-stage investors started to form. The most active VC firms…
What should Pakistan do? ( Part – I )
Let's face it. There is something seriously wrong with the way this country has been run for decades now. Consequently, the world has passed us by as we watched –…
Reinventing Brand Pakistan
In a previous piece on the subject (‘Where is Brand Pakistan?’ January 22, 2024), I had highlighted how country brands are becoming as important as corporate or product brands, given…
Where is Brand Pakistan?
We live in a world of brands. The cars we drive, mobile phones we use, outfits and colognes we wear, accessories we carry, and fancy foods we consume are mostly…
Pakistan’s shame
I refuse to pull on heartstrings. To write about the boy who cried when he said goodbye to his schoolmates. Or the father who wipes away his and children’s tears…
