Insecurities and ghettoisation
THE continuing trend of people being killed in Pakistan by infuriated mobs reveals that there is some serious problem with our society and social behaviour. Lynching can neither be allowed…
Stabilization First’?
Pakistan's economy is passing through the most difficult and challenging phase of its economic history. The landscape of its economy has changed dramatically since 2007-08. Seven years of managing the…
A game-changing deal
While the agreement between P5+1 and Iran over the latter’s nuclear programme has rightly been hailed as the beginning of a new phase in international relations, its implications for Middle…
Quo vadis, Pakistan?
Pakistan’s population is probably 200 million today. It will be 350-400 million by 2050. Given climate change and the trend lines of our vital national indices the country’s future is…
NAP: giving up too soon
What we can learn from the cricket field is to not give up too soon. Of course, taken away from the context of sport – where a change in team…
The nuclear market
The trafficking of nuclear technologies and materials has been a worrisome issue since the early 1950s but after 9/11 it emerged as a global threat. This threat is totally different…
Implications of the deal
The recently concluded US-Iran nuclear agreement is likely to change the regional balance of power in the Middle East and bring about a major shift in South Asian geopolitics. In…
The faith factor
DOES religion play any role in your professional growth? This was a question put before successful women professionals and leaders from different fields at an international conference. It was a…
The madressah factor
PAKISTAN’S madressah sector is increasingly being seen as a critical factor in the pervading insecurity in the country, particularly after the announcement of the National Action Plan. The fact is…
The wolf and the fox
SOME years ago, when asked about China’s relaxed response to India’s security challenge, a senior Chinese diplomat observed that “when the wolf [the US] is at the front door, [China]…
