From ideological to functional state
Soon after terrorists attacked a Pakistan Air Force base in Mianwali, Pakistan lost four soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, in a firefight with terrorists in the Tirah Valley. The Pakistan…
Reko Diq
In the early 1990s, Pakistan’s biggest gold and copper reserve was discovered at Reko Diq in Chaghai District of Balochistan. Two international world-class mining companies - Barrick Gold Company and…
SOE conundrum: To be, or not to be…
State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) have become a subject of heated debate in Pakistan, with conflicting opinions on their impact. Detractors argue that SOEs drain national resources through inefficiencies and misappropriation, while…
Oily matters – II
Immediate solutions are never possible or feasible. There has to be alternative plan and targets. How about we target a proposal to reduce oil consumption by 25% by 2030? A…
Energy sector —hiding behind the truth
Speaking on the occasion of signing of dollar 3 billion loan by Would Bank to develop energy infrastructure and to support energy efficiency and conservation programmes, federal minister for power Khurram…
Resetting foreign economic relations : Part I
The 2021 National Security Policy has made geo-economics its main pivot. It is therefore essential to look in a coherent and comprehensive manner how Pakistan’s economic relations with other nations…
GH: A new opportunity to effectively deal with energy challenges?
Hydrogen is not something new. It is being used for more than a century. It is Green Hydrogen (GH) that is new. Hydrogen is an energy resource, a clean one…
Blaming others
The CIA has managed to penetrate the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). According to the PBS, the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) year-over-year increased by 23.6 percent in February 2022. Under…
Eco crimes
On Feb 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine. The assault, by what’s widely considered the second-most powerful military in the world, was on…
Solar power – tread with care
The government is planning in haste to install 10,000 MW solar energy projects. The premise presented is to lower the bill of costly imported fuel. There are no two ways…
