Oil price hike
Petroleum prices have been increased; petrol is costing Rs 305.34 per Liter and diesel Rs 311.84. It is an increase of 5.17 percent in the price of petrol and 6.48…
The missing ingredients in Pakistan
Since the 18thCentury, one country after another has experienced what Harvard economist Rostow called a “take off into sustained growth”. Rostow stated that, every once in a while, something happens…
Renewable energy: solution to energy crisis
The power sector of Pakistan has remained under severe stress for more than two decades. To fill the gap between supply and demand the government introduced three Power Polices in…
Bridging the gaps in the region
The recent Iran-Saudi Arabian rapprochement has taken place against the backdrop of America’s evolving role in the Middle East and deepening strategic partnerships between China and the Gulf states. Pakistan…
How can the law help domestic workers?
Slogans of banning child domestic workers are making headlines once again in public seminars and media, gaining attention of the wider civil society due to two ghastly incidents recently. Rizwana,…
Grand national bargain, anyone?
Pakistan is dangerously polarized. Pakistanis are divided between supporters and opponents of a charismatic leader deemed a messiah by his followers and a scary demagogue by his detractors. There are…
Building back the broken road
We were once on a road that could have led us to a promising future. That future now seems bleak, and hopelessness has overtaken a country from which people in…
Cotton ‘crisis’: challenges, opportunities, and way forward–I
Stagnation in Pakistan’s rural economy has been ongoing over the last decade for a multitude of reasons. The lackluster performance of cotton has contributed significantly to this. The cotton sector,…
Addressing energy poverty
Pakistani citizens are grappling with the alarming reality of their energy expenses. The range is noted to hover between 30% and 40% of their incomes for the recent fiscal year.…
Age of self-loathing
Through successive periods of extreme frustration in recent decades, Pakistanis were told that it was alright for them to experience depression – so long as they stopped falling into the…
