Bitcoin II …Dr Farrukh Saleem
El Salvador made history on September 7, 2001, by becoming the world’s first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. This groundbreaking move has had several notable impacts. Bitcoin has … Read More
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Bridging the divide ….Sara Danial
According to the 2023 population census of Pakistan, 121 million individuals, or 59 per cent of the population aged over five, have attended school at some point in their lives. … Read More
The reality of an illusion ….Ghazi Salahuddin
Against the backdrop of the explosive political crisis that relates to proposed constitutional amendments, Pakistan is now haunted by a grim and highly mystifying situation that has sprung from an … Read More
Teleological rationalisations ۔۔۔۔ Farrukh Khan Pitafi
Karl Popper’s readers know how critical he was of the idea of historicism. This scribe belongs to the same community. Any attempt to ascribe meaning to the creative chaos of … Read More
Amendments past & present ۔۔۔۔Ahmed Bilal Mehboob
THIS is not the first time that a package of multiple constitutional amendments is being contemplated. The package of amendments under the umbrella of the Eighth Amendment was passed by … Read More
A win for Pakistan ۔۔۔۔ Maheen Shafeeq
Pakistan hosted the 23rd meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government (CHG) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on October 15-16 in Islamabad. This event marked Pakistan’s inaugural … Read More
Legal advice: Understand your constitution ….Clive Stafford Smith
There is an old saying that goes as follows: “The only thing we learn from history is that we never learn from history”. I write this while I am visiting … Read More
Pakistan’s last IMF programme? ….Maheen Rasul
The past few decades have seen a massive overhaul in development thinking. With the wisdom of the Washington consensus by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank questioned, … Read More
Can ethical consumers change the world? …. Syed Muhammad Ali
Ethical labeling is still a nascent concept in many countries of the global south, including Pakistan. Yet, in more robust consumerist societies, use of ethical labels has now become common. … Read More
Israel’s delay – reasons …..Aneela Shahzad
The last time Israel retaliated against Iran’s overnight attack of around 300 missiles and drones in April, the retaliation was very inferior to what was being expected. An Iranian spokesperson … Read More