Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III: An icon of leadership in challenging times
Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III was born on November 2, 1877 in Karachi. He was the 48th Imam of the Isma'ili Muslims, a visionary leader of the South…
Politics and economy
Perhaps a better caption could have been politicians and economics but a fair sense of judgement prevailed. The subject is one of an incredible juxtaposition. The words apparently contrast each…
GoP Ijarah Sukuk: better investment option?
In Pakistan, we are fortunate in that our economy is endowed with a variety of both conventional and Islamic financial services and products. While the conventional financial services cater to…
Need for institutional reforms
Pakistan’s economy has started showing positive signs of recovery and resilience after years of grappling with inflationary pressures, fiscal imbalances, and external debt challenges. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS)…
Need for institutional reforms
Pakistan’s economy has started showing positive signs of recovery and resilience after years of grappling with inflationary pressures, fiscal imbalances, and external debt challenges. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS)…
‘Deon’ dilemma
THE recent shouts of lawyers at a convention to ‘uphold the Constitution and the rule of law’ got me thinking of what exactly that means. How does one really uphold…
Religion and Pakistaniat
IT seems that Islam as well as ‘Pakistaniat’ come under threat very often in this country. And to ‘defend’ either, in fact both, it is always appeals to religion, nationalism…
Half of a man
DECADES ago, I was watching a documentary in which a foreign journalist was talking with a young man in Afghanistan. The interviewee was probably an Afghan Talib and the question…
Beyond the polls
Beyond the tall claims politicians made during their election campaigns lie tough ground realities that public representatives now have to face. During their campaigns, some politicians promised to offer 300…
Learning nothing from history
Recent political developments suggest that the revolutionaries of the Pakistani political system who claim to have challenged the mighty elements of state in the past have completely surrendered to those…
