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What The State Bank Must Do

What the State Bank must do

Monetary statistics give a capsule view of the state of the economy. The monetary aggregates for the July1-Oct 21 period of the current financial year show that broad money (M2)…

Disabusing Democracy

Disabusing democracy

For a term the roots of which can be traced back to classical antiquity, democracy is being bandied about these days with reckless abandon. Everyone from the superior judiciary to…

Our Afghan Policy

Our Afghan policy

The decision to re-open transit routes for NATO supplies can be defended on a single count: Pakistan in its current state — dysfunctional economy, social disarray, worn-out infrastructure and, above…

The Elixir Of Power

The elixir of power

Two overwhelmingly strong passions motivate Pakistani politicians. The first is an insatiable urge for self-projection, and, the second is the vicious denigration of their rivals. It is a hideous zero-sum…

Economic Disparity

Economic disparity

In all societies and in all epochs, human beings have been confronted by disparity. This can be observed in every aspect of life. One can see disparity in economic and…

Revisiting Basic Structure

Revisiting basic structure

Every few years the question of the basic structure of the constitution of Pakistan and the limitations of parliament’s power become issues of great public interest. In 2010, it was…

Adjusting To Changeet

Adjusting to changeet

I WILL begin by making two predictions and then offer four suggestions. The predictions are aimed at those who are bewildered by the changes that are occurring in what can…

Damn Yankees

Damn Yankees

It takes a special kind of wretched d criticism to feel sorry for Zardari: Cyril Almeida. IT takes a special kind of wretched criticism to feel sorry for Asif Zardari.…

Pragmatic Activism?

Pragmatic activism?

The Supreme Court of India abandoned the persons who were unlawfully detained in the 1976 A.D.M. Jabalpur case during the draconian emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi in 1975. Judicial activism…

Unmanageable Urban Growth

Unmanageable urban growth

Amongst the several manifestations of bad governance, unplanned commercialisation in major cities has emerged as a thorny issue with far-reaching implications. The phenomenon is reflective of systemic limitations in the…