Why are the young leaving?….Asiya Riaz
In a recent public opinion survey to gauge whether Pakistanis wish to stay in Pakistan or leave the country, the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) asked survey respondents about … Read More
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Echoes of silence…
Though much ink has been spilled on the therapeutic, introspective, spiritual, imaginative, creative and mystical significance of silence, many of its vital aspects are overlooked as being insignificant in our … Read More
Where does Pakistan stand in Mideast realignment?…Azhar Azam
Amid a flurry of activity between China and GCC, Pakistan saw the growing rapprochement positively as this close affinity would make CPEC a preferred conduit for their bilateral trade over … Read More
Wars — a product of Anglo-Saxon imperialism…Dr Muhammad Ali Ehsan
The assumption that “if Putin falls than Russia disintegrates” is a strong political assumption and unlike the Western world that would celebrate such a political fall with huge merrymaking and … Read More
Zelensky’ trip: a well-timed stroke by Biden… Dr Imran Khalid
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose wartime signature attire—olive green sweatshirt, cargo pants and combat boots—have become globally recognised was given a special concession by the US Congress by putting aside … Read More
Dar shatters myth of PML-N’s competence — singlehandedly…. M Bilal Lakhani
Ishaq Dar is holding the Pakistani economy hostage to his fetish for artificially propping up the rupees exchange rate versus the dollar. Toyota is suspending production, factories are shuttering operations … Read More
Quaid and Kashmir….Abdul Basit Alvi
PAKISTANIS around the globe celebrate birthday of Father of the Nation, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah on 25 December every year. He was born on 25 December 1876 to Jinnahbai Poonja … Read More
Energy for the future….Ammar Habib Khan
Pakistan has a perennial energy deficit, and that deficit keeps on growing. The growth in energy deficit is both a function of underinvestment in energy, incessant subsidies, and inability of … Read More
This is a ticking clock…Dr Khaqan Hassan Najeeb
The need for being absolutely accurate in our strategy for solving the immediate economic fragility has never been greater. Pakistan is teetering on the edge of an acute external sector … Read More
High suicide rates… Muhammad Zahid Rifat
A senior educationist of the level of the Vice-Chancellor expressed his serious concern about increasing incidents of suicide amongst students. This warrants the immediate attention of parents, teachers, and all … Read More