Can healthcare in KP measure up?
The deterioration in the government-run healthcare system all over the country is now considered a given fact, but in some regions it is more pronounced. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province…
Realignment of ties
The most serendipitous emerging foreign policy event for Pakistan, provided its leadership has foresight, is the ongoing power realignment within the Muslim world, as international engagement with Iran looms on…
The last straw
At the moment the country is in a very precarious situation. We hear our leaders say things like: “The country is in danger,” “The situation is very bad,” “Plots are…
Producing poverty
FOR most of the Musharraf dictatorship, the World Bank, IMF and other lynchpins of the international financial architecture celebrated Pakistan’s economy. Real estate and stock market booms, the issuing of…
Resetting economic governance
We have lost count of experiments conducted to resolve challenges confronted by our economy. However, except interludes of relative stability, the economy has kept faltering with breathing space provided by…
Isn’t the fault actually in our stars?
While the world sets its sight on mars, Pakistan is moving in a backward trajectory. The latest Human Development Index (HDI) ranking speaks volume. According to the 2025 HDI ranking,…
Keepers of civilisation
Do people who still choose to delve into the annals of history rather than fritter away idle hours on social media or streaming platforms truly still exist in our society?…
M&As: Private capital is ready, public policy is not
Lately, sentiment among major business groups in Pakistan has been improving, as evidenced by their keen interest in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) of businesses available for sale. The financial system…
Middle East in meltdown?
The Middle East is on the brink of a potential regional war following Israel’s preemptive strike against Iran. This military action occurred while high-stakes negotiations between Tehran and Washington were…
India’s unremitting misadventure
In response to my article published last Saturday, Agha Ghazanfar, former federal secretary of the government of Pakistan and a friend, sent the following note from Oxford, urging me to…
