Enhancing tariffs: New Energy Policy – III
There is news all round that the power tariff is being increased by 30-70%. We only hope that such a large increase in tariff would not be done abruptly and…
The making of an Asian tiger
The remarkable economic success of the ‘Asian Tigers’ (South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong) has long fascinated the world, Asia in particular. The Asian Tigers resurfaced during the May…
The path to growth
Much has been written on the desirability of the loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund. The conditions that have been agreed to have been termed as fair or unfair.…
What’s Pakistan’s fiscal problem?
Pakistan's provinces where much of the welfare and infrastructure lies are all running balanced budget as required by the constitution - thank the Almighty. The federal government has obligations to…
For an educated democracy
In earlier articles I have stressed the critically important role of education in the process of democracy. In Pakistan we have seen a sinister plot at work in which political…
The making of an Asian tiger
The remarkable economic success of the ‘Asian Tigers’ (South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong) has long fascinated the world, Asia in particular. The Asian Tigers resurfaced during the May…
Public sector revamp
To its credit, the government has moved relatively fast on two important fronts: one, putting in place a credible, long-term plan for the resolution of the energy crisis; and two,…
The new IMF programme
The IMF mission has reached a staff-level agreement with the Pakistani authorities for a $5.3 billion bailout package. The duration of the programme is three years, and the resources will…
National security strategy
National security is divided into state security and societal security. The former is based on territorial security, the latter centred on identity. Globalisation has led to vanishing frontiers and, thus,…
Absent HR management
Something odd happened last February when a sudden wave of western monsoon rains hit parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa causing human and property losses. The provincial government, already battling critics on…
