Reality in adversity
When the chips are down chinks are exposed. The coronavirus pandemic has tested the strongest, the richest, the wisest and the optimist. Levels of resolve, commitment, courage, compassion are all…
World economy
With COVID-19 unleashing devastation across the globe, around 170 countries and territories have registered over 140,000 confirmed cases as of 19 March, 2020. Many countries announced strict restrictions on immigration…
Beware the ‘Ides of July
aFollow the curve. Spikes. Resurge. Flattening. RO rate. These are probably the most searched and discussed topics globally. The mysterious virus is still baffling but less enigmatic. Research and science…
Defusing the pension bomb
Tick tock tick. That is the sound that the consolidated budget position of any growing expenditure element makes. Circular debt is a well-known fact in the country. Pension is another…
Sehat Sahulat: tame down the ambition
Sehat Sahulat Programme - SSP (or Qaumi Sehat Card) is one of the flagship initiatives in the health space by the PTI government. After the success in KP, Punjab government…
The war incognito
We are at war. But of a different kind. These kind of wars are operating at some level at every level. Some visible. Some invisible. The war between Armenia and…
How poor regions lose out because of US census undercounts
Getting an accurate count of America’s population has proven difficult in the 2020 Census as the coronavirus pandemic has hampered voluntary responses and forced officials to scale back door-knocking efforts.…
US gun sales soar amid pandemic, social unrest, election fears
Andreyah Garland, a 44-year-old single mother of three daughters, bought a shotgun in May for protection in the quaint middle-class town of Fishkill, New York. She joined a new and…
Electric Vehicle (EV) policy — recipe for success
Is there promise for EVs in Pakistan? The short answer is yes. For potential, look at Pakistan’s motorcycle market it is the fifth largest in the world after China, India,…
Investing in technology sector: Part IV – software segment (b)
The previous article in this series provided an overview of the foundational software for ICT (Information and Communications Technology) i.e. operating system software and infrastructure software. Before looking at actual…
