Anatomy of a protest
No sane person can condone the violence and arson attacks that rocked Pakistan in reaction to former prime minister Imran Khan’s arrest on May 9, 2023. These acts of vandalism…
The age of geo-economics
Pakistan’s economy needs to grow at an annual average rate of at least 10 per cent of the GDP over the next 10 to 15 years to be able to…
Business growth versus regulations
The businesses in Pakistan are strongly influenced and controlled by Statutory Regulatory Orders (SROs). A favorable SRO can usher in a period of windfall profits. Not only does this volatility…
Power sector decline
Among the critical issues that are being carried forward, unresolved, to 2021, by the government of the day, is the power sector. Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has described the…
Science of cities
One has always been in favour of good qualitative research as it captures the depth of social realities better. However, quantitative research if done well could also be very useful…
Fighting harassment
THE theme of Tehreek-i-Niswan’s fourth Peace Table held a fortnight ago was sexual harassment. This was very timely. #MeToo has made a controversial debut in the country with no consensus…
Drowning in water apathy
History shows that apathy is the final frontier before anarchy sets in. Pakistan is hurtling towards anarchy on many fronts, which is directly affecting our social, political and economic well-being.…
Value system
In a world where the quality of life is increasingly measured in material terms, there is risk that the essential value system of Islam is ignored, eroded, or even threatened…
Democracies in transition, and challenges they face
Democracy is often advocated as the only way forward for nations to flourish. It is certainly the best option available to guard against erosion of government legitimacy and yet it…
Preponderance of economics
The globalisation process has turned the world into an increasingly interdependent entity. No nation state or a country can now claim to be absolutely sovereign, in both socio-economic or/and military…
