Oily matters – III
Deregulating the oil sector: Business circles in the oil sector have been lobbying for deregulating the oil sector, arguing that it would be more efficient and would bring down prices.…
Growth takes the cake!
Several economic team leaders throughout the world rely on data manipulation to show a performance that is at odds with ground realities and yet, disturbingly, have convinced many a cabinet…
Many a twist yet
Imran Khan’s recent sweeping electoral victory is indicative of a continually increasing support base for the leader as also a referendum for the convening of early elections in the country.…
A new power plan : Part I
The National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has released a new version of the Indicative Generation Capacity Expansion Plan (IGCEP). As the name implies, it is a power-generation capacity expansion…
Some grace, Mr PM
Imran Khan and his party have decided to fight back – but fight back against whom? Rather than conceding that all is lost and let the constitutional process run its…
Inside the federal education budget
Budget allocations should be read as reflections of the true priority accorded to sectors and programmes. Insufficient budgetary allocations to programmes incur delays, cost overruns and poor /delayed social impact.…
Lessons in party fund-raising
Probably for the first time in the country’s history, public attention has been drawn towards the critical but largely neglected subject of political finance through the recent judgment of the…
Seventy-five years of education: Part – II
The first half of the 1970s brought both good and bad news for education in Pakistan. The good news was that the Bhutto government had a plan to offer free…
Pakistan at 75
Rule of law, transparency, accountability and fair treatment to all citizens are considered as the fundamental principles of good governance deviation from which adversely impacts the law and order situation,…
Higher education turmoil
In 2018, the appointment as chairman HEC of someone who was a lecturer at a low-ranking university in the US at the time of his appointment, raised many eyebrows. He…
