The real potential of the CPEC
A lot is said in the press and in academic commentaries in Pakistan about the immense economic potential of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The economic rationale of the venture…
Hard choices
For the beleaguered PML-N government, the worst phase of Imran Khan’s challenge of sit-ins and protests is apparently over – at least for now. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif looks relaxed…
The enemy ‘lives within us’
Again and again, we are reminded of the high cost that Pakistan has paid in its war on terror. This cost is measured in both human and material terms. The…
Unlocking real estate for the masses
Real estate is an important and a growing asset class especially in emerging economies. For general public (small savers), however, it is essentially inaccessible particularly in our part of the…
Real leaders
For too many people in Pakistan, the potential of a better country can only be achieved through a single individual. This is a staggering and remarkable truth in modern Pakistan.…
The debate on Yemen
It is a small sample, but an important one. The way public opinion has developed in the wake of news that Pakistan may be considering joining the Saudi strike force…
CPEC: The ‘fate changer’
CPEC is not merely an ordinary economic corridor or a transit trade route, but it would be a fate changer project through which the Pakistani nation would be able to…
Counter-extremism templates
IN a significant and long-awaited response, Pakistan’s political and military leaders have largely been able to develop a consensus on an action plan for countering terrorism. It took them 14…
The romance of activism
WHEN considered as an agent of social, economic or political change, activism possesses an anti-status quo value. Nonetheless it can also entail efforts that are meant to impede a change…
A frank response
The IMF Mission Leader to Pakistan, Jeffrey Franks, has written an article in Dawn of 15th April 2015. The article is aptly titled, 'On the right track?'. Franks says that…
