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RAAST in review

Since its inception in January 2021, RAAST, the national digital payment system launched by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has been a game-changer for financial inclusion in the country.…

The evolving faces of fascism

The dawn of the age of enlightenment helped Western civilization separate politics from religion and shifted the process of wealth creation away from land owners towards industrialists. The social consequence…

FBR’s revenue target

The federal budget for 2023-24 was announced recently. There was the expectation that the fiscal efforts for resource mobilization will be aggressive enough to stabilize the economy and facilitate completion…

HEC to get 30pc development funding raise

As government universities struggle with cash squeeze amid a national economic crisis, their regulator is likely to receive 30 per cent more development funding in the upcoming fiscal from Prime…

Will Imran ever introspect?

One of the core teachings for the primary year students of the International Baccalaureate system is to learn how to reflect on their work and actions.These young elementary students are…

A (mock) revolution gone awry

Composed on the grandest of scales and couched in the most sublime of languages, the epic represents the highest form of poetry. Typically, this genre describes the glorious saga of…

Capital suggestion: Fake revolutions

A ‘fake revolution’ typically refers to a situation or event that gives the appearance or illusion of a significant uprising or transformative movement, but lacks genuine or meaningful change. It…

Forever young

I DON’T know how old I was, or where I was, when I read Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret by Judy Blume but I do remember feeling understood.…