Encouraging debate
Following the cancellation of the Balochistan event at LUMS and Sabeen Mahmud’s brutal murder after organising a similar event at The Second Floor, there have been concerted efforts by certain…
Following the cancellation of the Balochistan event at LUMS and Sabeen Mahmud’s brutal murder after organising a similar event at The Second Floor, there have been concerted efforts by certain…
The ongoing India-Pakistan border skirmishes are neither going t? be the first nor the last in the ongoing Indo-Pakistan tangle. Eventually they shall fizzle out but these mini crises perpetuate…
The tragedy that struck Pakistan on December 16 (the 43rd anniversary of Pakistan's break-up) shocked the whole nation, as well as governments and people around the world. It was the…
Competitiveness has become a mantra of modern times. Global reports ranking countries on the ladder of competitiveness are now serious business. These rankings are taken seriously not only by the…
Balochistan, Pakistan’s energy basket, has been undergoing a decades-long armed conflict with the central government. In fact, it is these conflicts along with institutionalised corruption and wrong priorities in Pakistan’s…
The PML-N government has repeatedly stated that it is committed to increasing the rate of economic growth, reducing the rate of inflation and creating balance of payments conditions favourable for…
Pakistan did not inherit any political system at the time of independence. Quaid-e-Azam died too early, leaving this infant state in a whirlpool of socio-politico economic problems. His message of…
A visibly-relieved Prime Minister held a meeting with other parliamentary leaders on Wednesday after Tahirul Qadri's supporters finally departed from Constitution Avenue. Once again he did not get a vote…
The power sector is one of two sectors whose appallingly dismal performance remains of serious concern to international donor agencies (the other being Federal Board of Revenue). The World Bank…
Similar to the socio-political culture of most public sector institutions in Pakistan, FBR is also in the 'integrity crises'. Given that the widespread publicity on this issue drives public opinion,…