Ratings and risks
The global financial system is displaying rising signs of strain, raising concerns over various potential outcomes, ranging from contagion between markets to ruptures in financial products. It is anticipated that…
Stability: Dhaka vs Islamabad
A lot of people ask why Bangladesh has been able to manufacture over a decade of economic growth enabling political stability. Part of the answer casts the intensity and transformative…
Food for thought as Pakistan turns 75
Religion is often thought to have been the main impetus behind the creation of Pakistan. The historical evidence militates against such certitude. The demand for Pakistan was intended to get…
Uphold the people’s congress system
• Practice the whole-process people’s democracy (—Seventh part of the “China in the past decade” series) Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping…
Youm-e-Takbeer: the day Pakistan’s defence was made impregnable
May 28 is the special day for Pakistan, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) and the public at large. On this day, the scientists, engineers and technicians of the country delivered…
Labour Day: the many challenges before trade unions
Once again the Labour Day has arrived that is being observed to commemorate the sacrifices of the labour leaders who were hanged for raising a voice for their rights in…
‘Maladaptation’: how not to cope with climate change
A crescendo of deadly extreme weather is outpacing preparations for a climate-addled world, according to a landmark UN assessment of climate impacts released this week. Whether it is sustainable farming…
Preserving democracy
“This country finds itself in the midst of another constitutional crisis and is looking towards the judiciary to once again preserve our democratic order from crumbling into tyranny and despotism.”…
Impressive show
The long march led by PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has come to an end after demonstrating an impressive power show. For the last few days, vehicles decorated with PPP…
Growth and poverty
What is the relationship of economic growth with poverty reduction? Answers to this question may not fall under the ambit of any conclusive construct, but there are a number of…
