Some steps for progress
Pakistan today stands at the threshold of what could be a new and glorious era of socio-economic development. This requires some key initiatives. The first and foremost of our priorities…
China trade steps seen as good start but leave core US demands untouched
The United States has welcomed Chinese concessions since the two declared a trade war truce in early December, but trade experts and people familiar with negotiations say Beijing needs to…
China steps up drone race with stealth aircraft
China is unleashing stealth drones and pilotless aircraft fitted with AK-47 rifles onto world markets, racing to catch up to US technology and adding to a fleet that has already…
Some steps for progress
Pakistan today stands at the threshold of what could be a new and glorious era of socio-economic development. This requires some key initiatives. The first and foremost of our priorities…
Missteps?
It is hard to understand Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s standards of likes and dislikes. No one knows exactly what qualities of Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa impressed the prime minister when…
Two steps back
Presumably, members of the Council of Islamic Ideology aren’t on Twitter or Facebook, so they aren’t aware of how much ridicule was directed their way on social media recently for…
Steps towards better agriculture
Agriculture is the source of livelihood of 43.5 percent of our rural population. Farmers face the greatest challenge of unification and competitiveness in advanced markets. They are restricted by absence…
In the footsteps of a giant
In July this year, Pakistan lost its most cherished son. A man who inspired us, made us feel positively about our country’s future and humanity. We mourned his loss as…
How Yemen’s wartime central bank keeps country afloat
As civil war engulfs Yemen, the central bank is so committed to staying neutral that it pays salaries of soldiers on both sides. The bank distributes money to public-sector workers…
In Edhi’s footsteps
“I Have a handicap, I was a civil servant of the British Empire. My role in the last 30 to 40 years has been to do research and present results.…
