Justice for Pakistan?
As Pakistan’s coalition government locks horns with former prime minister Imran Khan to force the latter to step back from his coming protest march, real-life issues across the country remain…
Seventy-five years of Pakistan’s economy
A large majority of Pakistan’s population was born after the country got its independence. The median age today is 23 years and the youth have only experienced economic difficulties and…
Railways director abducted in Rawalpindi
Dr Omer Awab Khan, Director Hospital in Pakistan Railways, was kidnapped in broad daylight when he was on his way back home from work in Rawalpindi, reported 24NewsHD TV channel…
Railways director abducted in Rawalpindi
Dr Omer Awab Khan, Director Hospital in Pakistan Railways, was kidnapped in broad daylight when he was on his way back home from work in Rawalpindi, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Tuesday. The family…
Karachi’s ill-fated Circular Railway
The Karachi-walas of the 1960s and '70s recall with joy their travel to works and for leisure by the Circular Railway. This mode of travel with dignity and comfort was…
Plight of Pakistan’s primate city
Karachi is the primate city of Pakistan. In the earlier years of Pakistan’s history, it also served as the national capital. Now it is the primary and the largest economic…
High speed rail in Pakistan
Lowari tunnel started in 1975 but stopped in 1976 due to paucity of funds. Recommenced in 2005 and but again stopped due to shortage of money; recommenced in 2013 and…
Railways perennially off the track
The newly-appointed Railways Minister Azam Khan Swati is reported to have stated that Pakistan Railways is incurring on an average, an annual loss of Rs 35 to 40 billion, adding…
An Iran-Pakistan economic corridor?
There was this hope, however diffident, that Pakistan would take full advantage of India’s current willingness to re-establish relations with Islamabad and pend our age-old Kashmir policy until we had…
Pakistan-Uzbekistan: for a brighter future
The geopolitical and geo-economic dynamics in Central and South Asian regions are undergoing major changes. Amid these changes, two initiatives stand out for their potential to bring stability and predictability…
