The HEC’s outmoded processes
Every few days, former HEC officials lament the lack of funding to the HEC in the context of a burgeoning youth population. No amount of money is enough for them;…
No room for diversity
Pakistan has become an excessively bigoted place. We suffer from striking levels of intolerance across ethnicities, sects, faiths and so much else that we now seem inclined to sacrifice human…
Healthcare
Few newspaper readers are unaware of the political fallout of Obamacare with many maintaining that it may well be the final straw on Obama's rising unpopularity graph. The question is…
Time for introspection
The history of Pakistan shows that Pakistanis lost the habit of introspecting that makes one regret his failures, jolts his conscience, and triggers a desire to make up for his…
Bashing the IMF
I have never seen an IMF programme take such a relentless beating before. At least not in Pakistan. The Fund has had its fair share of critics in the past,…
Azad on Pakistan
In continuation of last week’s column, this is Part II of the historic interview. The other important point that has escaped Jinnah’s attention is Bengal. He does not know that…
Law and espionage
Thereis something very blasé about American officials’ excuses about the United States monitoring phone calls of 35 world leaders including those of a trusted ally — Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel.…
Pakistani exceptionalism
AMERICA`S progress since 1945 has undoubtedly been exceptional. However, American `exceptionalism` is the dubious right-wing idea that the forces of history and international rules do not apply to America and…
3D printer boom lures new wave of Japan entrepreneurs
Junichiro Asami gave up a stable job to join a group of Japanese entrepreneurs building businesses based on 3D printing, showing the sort of pioneering spirit Prime Minister Shinzo Abe…
Renewable energy
Pakistan is facing numerous challenges, topmost of which is the shortage of electricity as it is affecting every walk of life in the country. The businesses are unable to function…
