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Pakistan As A Regional Manufacturing Hub?

Pakistan as a regional manufacturing hub?

Alongside are the excerpts from the key-note address that the writer delivered at Lahore School of Economics last month. Manufacturing's share in GDP increased from about 8 percent in 1950 to…

A Global Spectre

A global spectre

On October 11, 2001, exactly a month after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre, President George W Bush was informed by his CIA director, George Tenet, about the…

View Point:The Question Of National Honour

View Point:The question of national honour

It could happen only in Pakistan. With a valid Canadian visa stamped on his passport, a sitting member of Parliament, Sheikh Rashid Ahmad, had just embarked a Toronto-bound flight of…

One History, Two Narratives

One history, two narratives

How does a math student turned tech entrepreneur get involved in putting together a history book for children in India and Pakistan – a book that juxtaposes and highlights two…

A Strategic Dialogue That Isn’t

A strategic dialogue that isn’t

Last week’s meeting in Washington between Sartaj Aziz and Kerry marked a resumption of the bilateral ministerial-level strategic dialogue after a three-year interruption. It took place in the shadow of…

Afghan Trade

Afghan trade

Afghanistan has evolved to one of Pakistan's top three trade partners. The volume of bilateral trade between the two countries has increased manifold during the last few years and has…

Debate Vs Dialogue

Debate vs dialogue

Human interaction or communication is viewed as a complex process involving multiple factors. Historically, debate and dialogue have been among the significant approaches used for human communication and argument. Debate…

Budget 2013-14: Concluding Speech

Budget 2013-14: Concluding Speech

Alongside is the text of concluding speech delivered by Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatisation, in the National Assembly on 22nd June…