Hunger and death in Tharparkar
The death of children in Tharparkar came into national consciousness when the number exceeded 150. And the count kept going up. Tragic as it is, this is only the tip…
Is this our idea of a fortress of Islam?
Islam in today’s world should not be about obscure points of doctrine, fiqh and Shariah. Mujtahids and reformers have been at the reconstruction of religious thought in Islam for the…
Egypt’s bread ‘smart cards’: financial miracle for age-old problem?
A device resembling a credit card swiper is revolutionising some of Egypt's politically explosive bread lines and may help achieve the impossible - cutting crippling food import bills. Authorities who…
Rebuilding Pakistan’s economy
After eight months of the present Government, and at the time when the second review of the IMF is completed, it is important to look back on what we have…
A window of opportunity
The TTP has been insisting till very recently that it represents all the groups committing terror in Pakistan. Only when the terrorist acts continued unabated after the negotiations started that…
Sorrows of Sindh
In the fractured mirror that is Pakistan, each large fragment projects a scary image of disorder. In this flaming montage, Sindh sometimes stands out and diverts our attention from other,…
Curious contradictions
As one often has cause to point out, one of the problems with Pakistan is not that things are uniformly bleak, but that relatively speaking they remain on an even…
Improving fiscal management – II
There is no political will to implementing the above mentioned well-defined fiscal reform agenda, though general consensus on it exists in society. Addiction to borrowed money and lust for wasteful…
Tax haven for foreigners
Government of Islamic Republic of Pakistan always endeavours to create environment for foreigners conducive to their comforts and satisfaction through applying soft, simple, relax and straight terms and conditions and…
Pak-Saudi ties
There have been some significant exchange of visits between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan post-election 2013 - an exchange that was lacking during the five year-rule of the PPP-led coalition government.…
