‘Foreign-funded’
I read with interest a recent news story on NGO funding. In principle, I agree with the position taken in the story about the state being informed and able to…
It’s all about jobs
The biggest problem faced by millions across Pakistan is unemployment. I am constantly bombarded with requests to get a son or nephew a job, preferably in a government department. Recently,…
Justice or hubris?
The writer is a lawyer and has previously worked as a researcher at the Supreme Court ‘Hubris’ is very strong a word. It’s as strong an adjective as any that…
Hubris as justice?
The Election Commission of Pakistan should not have abdicated responsibility. It should have definitively fixed a date for the presidential election, passed a reasoned order in response to the PML-N’s…
Gorilla in the closet Problem of NSS
Reducing the budget deficit has traditionally been hard for Pakistan, given the country's problem with stagnant tax collection and unyielding public spending; it is only exacerbated by endemic corruption. Countries…
