A state in peril
IT has come as a huge setback for the government and the security establishment that the Supreme Court yesterday declared Imran Khan’s arrest illegal and ordered his release. The former prime minister…
Future of Pakistan
“For a revolution to break out, it is not enough for the lower classes to refuse to live in the old way; it is necessary also that the upper classes…
Right to health
THE Human Rights Commission of Pakistan recently convened a national roundtable on enshrining the right to health in the Constitution — a great initiative and a step in the right…
It’s all about the bench
PAKISTAN runs through constitutional crises with such frequency that they often seem to blur into one. But they all have one thing in common: a shared foundation upon which every…
Women’s work and growth
TWENTY-THREE per cent of women aged 15-plus are in the formal labour market. Much has been made of this statistic. It’s certainly among the lowest in the world. And it…
Promoting AI
THE launch last week of a task force on Artificial Intelligence to spur national development is welcome news. Its goal is to develop a roadmap for AI adoption in governance, healthcare, education…
Nato summit
PAKISTAN’S Foreign Office last week offered to mediate between Russia and Ukraine in an effort to end the war. The offer has some credibility on the back of the Ukrainian foreign minister’s…
A constant crisis
HAVE you had a chance to adjust to the latest crisis — take your pick from a medley of economic, social or security issues currently affecting Pakistan. I ask because…
Nawaz Sharif’s comeback
THE one thing demonstrated by Nawaz Sharif’s return from self-exile is that political leaders can never be written off in Pakistan’s roller-coaster politics. The country’s political history is punctuated by…
Forging a new compact
GERMAN philosopher Friedrich Hegel has characterised history as “a march of reason”; Karl Marx called it a “dialectical process”, propelled by inherent social contradictions; and Joseph Schumpeter saw it as…
