China, the neighbour: ‘In a way’
What did Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar mean when, during a press conference in London, he clearly listed Pakistan’s immediate neighbouring countries as Afghanistan, Iran and India, but then said that…
Existential threat
As the country gears up for the general elections in February, formidable internal and external challenges await the new government to be voted into power. Internally, besides the restoration of…
The implications of depopulating Gaza
In December 1987 after two decades of humiliation, oppression, and continued life under occupation, Palestinians began a series of protests that ended up becoming what is today referred to as…
The BRF vision
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Conceived initially as One Belt One Road, its subsequent expansion across diverse regions led to its rebranding…
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…
A mission-oriented industrial policy
‘While it is generally true that mainstream economists have responded to industrial policy with knee-jerk hostility since at least the 1970s, things have been changing fast, owing to new academic…
The workplace of today
Every Pakistani aspires to the fruits of progress although many insist on continuing to live in the 16th century. Our state is too preoccupied with advancing the ideological indoctrination project…
Trying to look at Pakistan through Piketty’s prism–I
French economist Thomas Piketty’s erudite book Capital and Ideology published in 2019 is considered to be an indispensable piece of literature. It follows Piketty’s 2013 book Capital in the Twenty-First…
Experts highlight importance of artificial intelligence in classroom
A two-day international conference on applied linguistics concluded on Sunday after holding a total of two plenary and 10 academic sessions. The conference was held under the aegis of the…
Two-day Int’l Conference On Applied Linguistics Concludes At Riphah University
The two-day international conference on Applied Linguistics concluded here on Sunday after holding a total of two inspiring plenary and 10 academic sessions. � The conference was held under the aegis of…
