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The end purpose of an industrial policy for Pakistan should be to achieve competitiveness through higher productivity which brings greater profits...
Our society essentially stands divided into three classes. The elite class comprises the top bureaucrats both civil and military, business tycoons...
Once general elections are held in the country, Pakistan needs to focus on a number of economic and political reforms. It might be worthwhile to...
Despite the ongoing propaganda and legal campaigns by oil, gas, and coal corporations and their puppet politicians, the “smart money” is now going...
Being the chairman of the Prime Minister’s Task Force on Gandhara Tourism, I have visited the historical Buddha ‘s Caves located at the Shah...
In a country where the state is weak, corrupt, and unable to fulfil its fundamental obligations, ordinary citizens are often left to fend for...
The police force is a key component of the criminal justice system (CJS). A criminal case proceeds to the court process after a first information...
When Imran Khan came to power in 2018 many hoped he would break the hold of the corrupt and inefficient two-party system, which had controlled...
One of the core teachings for the primary year students of the International Baccalaureate system is to learn how to reflect on their work and...
Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis has finally declared his bid for the US presidency. Interestingly, while DeSantis might seem to be the GOP’s...
‘Never a dull moment’ is a cliche, even more so for Pakistani politics. How could we have a dull moment when there is a steady stream of cases...
Power and rights are neither absolute nor permanent but dynamic, situational, contested and socially constructed concepts. Power, in the...
The story is all too familiar in Pakistan; for far too long, we have witnessed the various manifestations of the unfair choices working parents are...
It was the biggest mystery. For months, since the economy started to slide into an entirely predictable and avoidable crisis, well to do Pakistanis...
Since his ouster from power in April 2022, former prime minister Imran Khan adopted a high-risk strategy to regain power and outmaneuver his...
Pakistan stands at a crucial crossroads in its economic journey, seeking to transform into a globally competitive player. In this regard,...
Pakistan is striving for economic, political, and constitutional stability. Democratic principles, constitutional institutions, rule of law and...
In the Blindman’s Buff variation of tag, a child designated as ‘It’ is tasked with tapping another child while wearing a blindfold. The...
Composed on the grandest of scales and couched in the most sublime of languages, the epic represents the highest form of poetry. Typically, this...
It is axiomatic that Pakistan’s regional policy should be anchored to ground realities instead of being based on wishful thinking and pious...
The amount of confusion surrounding what the PTI and Imran Khan are precisely standing for continues to envelop the political thinking of the...