Reviving the Railways
Pakistan’s poorly managed and decaying railways system took away 65 precious lives on June 7 when two passenger trains collided in Sindh in which five passengers were killed and nearly…
Improving the railways
It has been a few days since 65 innocent citizens of this country lost their lives to a senseless train accident in Ghotki. The collective amnesia is about to set…
Pakistan’s economic policies
THE economic might of a nation is dependent upon the success or failure of economic management, ultimately determining where it stands in the global community. What determines this success or…
Privatizing Pakistan Steel
The Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) corporation’s story presents classic case studies, both on why state-owned enterprises (SOE) fail, and why compromising transparency backfires in the privatization process of SOEs. Pakistan…
CAR regionalism and Pakistan
Regionalism refers to institutional cooperation amongst countries of a region. Any country has to be first regionally integrated if it has to efficiently integrate globally. This is particularly true for…
Railways in the limelight
The chief justice of the apex court termed Pakistan Railways as the most corrupt department in the country and summoned its minister, Sheikh Rashid Ahmad, to appear in court to…
Global economic prospects and Pakistan
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), along with some other related departments of the United Nations (UN) recently launched their flagship report 'World Economic Situation…
CPEC: Good or bad for Pakistan?
Ambassador Alice Wells, a frequent visitor to Pakistan in her capacity as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, made some remarks at the renowned Woodrow Wilson…
The IMF and Pakistan
At the time of writing this article staff level agreement between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan authorities had not been reached. The IMF mission expected to wind up…
The institutions of Pakistan
The new government's task is indeed humongous, demanding a herculean task force to manage the dwindling state of economy and multiple state governance issues. While the new government is expected…
