At electronics fair: Post-smartphones and Samsung TV
Seasoned visitors to the Consumer Electronics Show, America's largest tech trade fair, know that the underlying theme of the annual extravaganza in Las Vegas is the unveiling of shiny new…
Cell phones as weapons
Once the initial withdrawal symptoms have faded away, being without mobile phones is really quite relaxing. It takes one back in time, remembering how life was once lived – laughing…
Violence on the screen
We live in a violent society. There is little doubt about this given the number of crimes that take place on a daily basis. There have been incidents of violent…
Bridging the digital gender divide
“People say I am a genius. I might be one, but I am not the only one. There are many other Pakistani girls and boys like me. All those gems…
News on the go
Like the other facets of life, the news media industry has not remained stagnant due to rapid digitalization and internet penetration. The mainstream news media has traditionally been seen as…
Revenue at the expense of growth
There is a perception among people that the IMF guidelines provided for the preparation of the FY25 budget are more prone to enhancing revenues through heavy taxation than to GDP…
Reorienting Budget 2024-25
THE CONTEXT: Budget 2024-25 is being presented at a time when things are tough for millions of citizens. Exhausting inflation in fiscal years (FYs) 23 and 24, has eroded 40…
An appraisal of FY25 federal budget
The Federal budget for 2024-25 has been presented in a mixed economic environment characterised by both positive and negative developments. The GDP growth rate has turned positive to 2.4% from…
Budget: an analysis
Flanked by the Deputy Prime Minister, Muhammad Ishaq Dar, once hailed as the PM-N’s (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s) strategic brain, and Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, the finance minister delivered his…
Too hot to care
Pakistan is currently experiencing record high temperatures of above 52 degrees C as it experiences heatwaves across different regions. These heatwaves are putting a strain on the already stretched government…
