Don’t disrupt democracy…Ishrat Husain
SPECULATION and discussions regarding a technocratic government, with an extended tenure of two to three years to extricate the economy from its woes, are rife. The proposal is flawed on … Read More
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Indo-Pak ties: two decades of contrasting journeys…Imtiaz Gul
Pakistan entered 2023 as a politically divided and economically struggling country, yet again reeling from a resurge in proxy terrorist violence with December as the bloodiest month for the security … Read More
TTP — putting it all together….. Inam Ul Haque
The botched negotiations with TTP in Afghanistan under the aegis of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) looks like a classic case study of how to play a strong hand weakly. … Read More
The rebirth of Bhutto….Sikandar Ali Hullio
Ninety-five years ago, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was born on this day, January 5, 1928, in Larkana, which was a part of the Bombay Presidency as an administrative subdivision of British … Read More
Obedience without citizenship….Imran Jan
Before the American independence from British colonialism, some British colonists who had occupied America were complaining to the distant British Parliament that their paying taxes without being represented in the … Read More
A call for action….Iqra Munawar
Every nation has a right to be developed, prosperous, and strong. The foundation of a nation is its people. For a developed and prosperous country, it is important to educate … Read More
Dreams and nightmares….Murtaza Solangi
As we rise from a long, dusky slumber and look at ourselves after three quarters of a century, we find ourselves engulfed in multiple crises threatening our very existence today. … Read More
A brighter future?…..Kamila Hyat
Sadly, the new year has brought us a literal cloud of murky gloom in Punjab and a more metaphorical mist in other parts of the country. Many wonder what the … Read More
The (only) light at the end….Hussain H Zaidi
Every nation has some pipedreams. We Pakistanis have several. One of them is to say goodbye to the IMF once and for all and start implementing an independent, home-grown strategy … Read More
Smallholder agri development — managing risk, stabilising cash flow….Daud Khan
In previous articles, I had pointed out that Pakistan has failed to build up its manufacturing sector, promote exports of high value goods and services, and move people out of … Read More