Inclusive development
Being "innovate" is something easier said than done. Regrettably, Pakistan has not been able to develop its capabilities to innovate and commercialise innovation, even in the sectors that the country…
The five men in charge
There are five men who will call the shots for some time to come in the political arena of Pakistan. They will lead decision-making on key issues and oversee the…
Sincerity is not enough
No government in Pakistan has ever inherited a graver and more existentially challenging set of crises and problems than the PML-N-led national government will do when it formally assumes office…
In the mirror of May 11
With intense focus on the formation of new governments at the centre and in the provinces, arguments and observations that flowed from the results of the general elections on May…
The debt-growth nexus
Back in May, 2010 when I had just finished the course work of my graduate degree programme at Columbia University, an academic paper by professors Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff,…
Tax proposals – I
On June 5, 2013, we will have a new government in action - faced with multifaceted and complicated problems on economic front. It's immediate task of framing budget for fiscal…
‘World fixer’ halo shines at White House website
It seems many frustrated communities overseas believe the halo of "world police" is still shining over the United States. One clear sign is the way they turn to the White…
What lies ahead
An imperfect electoral exercise copied from western models, our democracy has very little relevance to the local environment or the ‘genius of the people’. The ‘first-past-the-post-system’ does not ascertain the…
Road to nowhere?
Are we driving on a road that leads nowhere by way of peaceful transfer of power to a freely and fairly elected government? The goal of establishing a genuinely representative…
Our rooms and their streets
Use your brain before May 11 – this meme, one of many that are doing the rounds on the Pakistani blogosphere in the run-up to the general elections, comes as…
