Charter of governance and justice
In the modern world, it is the fundamental responsibility of every state and government to provide the best, trustworthy and credible system of governance and justice to its citizens, through…
Inclusive governance: Part – I
The motivation of writing a series of articles on local governance in Pakistan came from an insightful discussion on the subject organized recently by the Dialogue Forum Hunza (DFH). The…
Inclusive governance: Part – II
After a short democratic term under Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1972-77), the military once again got control of state power through General Ziaul Haq’s military coup in 1977and ousted the government…
Inclusive governance : Part – III
The Local Government Acts for each province, in their current form, provide limited autonomy to local councils, concerning fiscal management and control over service delivery, revenue, and tax and police…
Transforming governance
How do you transform a traditional government machinery that is shackled by complex processes into an effective, outcome-driven vehicle? Those were the thoughts in my mind when I joined Prime…
Effective strategies
THE 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan pushed Pakistan into a perpetual cycle of violent extremism (VE); the post-9/11 era, however, exacerbated its frequency and lethality. Initially, provincial police organisations had…
Public sector governance: a blueprint of policy reforms
Good governance is essential for the economic development of any country. Today, governing Public Sector Companies (PSCs) has become quite challenging for Governments around the globe. In Pakistan, few reforms…
Rethinking: corporate governance in Pakistan
"Good corporate governance, it's about being proper and prosper" - Toba Beta. On 23 April 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has issued the draft Listed Companies (Code…
Dealing effectively with climate change crisis
‘When representatives from nearly 200 countries finalized the Paris climate agreement on December 12, 2015, there were celebrations around the world. But it has now been five years, and the…
Higher education: governance
Part - II In Part I of this series (printed yesterday, May 3), I had discussed serious weaknesses in the governance of the higher education system in the country. In…
