Light at the end of the tunnel
Carefully formulated, effectively implemented and vigorously monitored plan is a panacea for reeling economy. It is heart-rending to note that the planning process in Pakistan has been a superficial, rather…
The Chinese experience
I recently led a delegation of the Regional Peace Institute (RPI) at an international conference on peace and disarmament in China. The theme was cooperation between China and South Asia.…
‘The woman behind IT revolution’
If seriousness and commitment on the part of Nawaz Sharif government is to be adjudged it should be done, inter alia, on the yardstick of achievements of Ministry of Information…
Deep into unconscious
It was at one of the cricket talk shows with Dr Nauman (Spice Views) that the search for deeper meaning and the unconscious was rekindled. Earlier Dr Ajmal Psychologist and…
The urban present
Soon after the 1998 census results were made public, Reza Ali, an urban planner and researcher from Lahore, wrote a path-breaking article called ‘How urban is Pakistan?’, in which he…
The Beijing follow-up
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif recently made a highly productive six-day visit to China, his first-ever foreign trip after assuming office. His Chinese counterpart Premier Li Keqiang too had included Pakistan…
From Kashgar to Gwadar
Nawaz Sharif's five-day official visit to China from July 3-8 – his first trip abroad after taking office as prime minister – which followed less than two months after that…
From Kashgar to Gwadar
Nawaz Sharif's five-day official visit to China from July 3-8 – his first trip abroad after taking office as prime minister – which followed less than two months after that…
What took Nawaz to China
The pairing may seem a bit odd because Z A Bhutto was the first one to open channels with China in 1963-4 while still the foreign minister in Ayub Khan's…
Knowledge society
Some years ago I came across an article that made an interesting observation about the pre-eminence of Islamic civilisations and how it is rooted in their ability to discover new…
