Students in 2022
The latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results – released on December 5, 2023 – provides valuable insights into the academic performance and well-being of 15-year-old students from 81…
Economic satire: episode IV: Money in the bank
“What would you call a neoliberal, someone who vehemently supports free markets, but at the same time is employed by a public sector entity – and that too an entity…
Security perceptions and development
As an umbrella term, national 'security' encompasses many dimensions so it is in need of being perceived in correct perspective and proportion. A common prevailing assumption is that security leads…
Curricula for 21st century economy
There are a number of reasons why Pakistan's economy has consistently refused to take-off. It has continued to suffer from a life-long socio-economic stagnation despite having had ready access to…
Another path to industrial growth
According to Abdus Salam, the world can be divided into two parts: one part is churning out scientific discoveries, the other is not. This means that if the economy is…
Pakistani politicians
It's a while now that Pakistani media is bustling with a cacophony of pieces of advice for politicians by drawing parallels to failed Turkish coup. Some point similarities to support…
Lessons from US elections
The day before elections in the United States, Khizr Khan, the now famous Pakistani-American father, campaigned for Hillary Clinton in the state of New Hampshire. “Will Trump’s America have room…
Fiat Chrysler’s lofty target for Alfa Romeo unrealistic
Actor Dustin Hoffman made Alfa Romeo trendy for Americans by driving a red Spider 1600 in the 1967 movie "The Graduate," but Alfa sales never took off in the North…
Raids and reports
The people of Pakistan eagerly awaited answers to critical questions in the Abbottabad Commission Report. Was Osama bin Laden residing in the Abbottabad compound? The commission declared that OBL had…
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