Insecurity of violence
SOMETIMES it appears that not much is written about Pakistan, its society and politics, and even less is noticed and discussed. Perhaps because, as a people, we read so little.…
Critical economic challenges
Pakistan’s recent economic crisis, brewing since last few years, intensified in the last quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2022 on account of unsustainable economic measures. This has diminished a large…
Food insecurity
The dozens of recently released videos that show deadly stampedes outside food distribution centres are a clear indication of hunger and food insecurity in the country. That these cases occur…
Daunting fiscal challenges
Since the assumption of power in April 2022, the coalition government of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has been facing daunting challenges on the fiscal front. It is evident from the…
FATF: upcoming challenges
The first meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) after Pakistan’s exit from the list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring (commonly known as the Grey List) was held from…
LNG market and its challenges — I
Since the beginning of the last few decades, LNG has become an extremely popular source of energy and many countries irrespective of their economic prosperity, they all have been converting…
Challenges for food-nutrition highlighted
A two-day 2nd Pakistan Food-Nutrition International Summit and Expo, focused on “Pakistan’s Needs Food and Nutritional Security” was held by Riphah International University in collaboration with National Alliance for Safe…
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…
American security strategy
In its National Security Strategy released by the White House on October 12, the Biden administration asserts: “The PRC [People’s Republic of China] is the only competitor with both the…
Food insecurity
Pakistan has yet again fallen prey to climate-induced calamities. This time the scale of the disaster is much worse as all four provinces are experiencing the worst kind of floods,…
