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Furqan Ali

Furqan Ali

The Friday Times

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Myopia of Elitism

I was scrolling through my phone when a message popped up in the official WhatsApp group, sharing the latest minimum wage notification. The sender’s...

28.11.2024 50

The Nation

Furqan Ali

Butterflies Without A Garden: The Plight of Pakistan's Youth

“Bliss it was in that dawn to be alive But to be young was very heaven.” ― William Wordsworth, The Prelude The UN's most recent World...

27.11.2024 30

The Friday Times

Furqan Ali

Bridging The Gap: Solving Pakistan’s Investment Catch-22

Pakistan's investment-to-GDP ratio has been enervating. At a meager 13.1% in Fiscal Year 2024 — the lowest in the past 64 years — the country...

23.11.2024 10

The Friday Times

Furqan Ali

Accounting for the unaccounted

22.10.2024 20

The News International

Furqan Ali

Rethinking Pakistan's Tax Policy

“There’s nothing like the sight of an amputated spirit.”  --said Lt. Col. Frank Slade (played by Al Pacino) in the movie titled Scent of a...

14.10.2024 20

The Friday Times

Furqan Ali

A case for gendered mobility

10.10.2024 40

The News International

Furqan Ali

Is our nervous system in disarray?

“We are the hollow men, we are the stuffed men, leaning together, headpiece filled with straw,” lamented T S Eliot: the ‘hollowness’ we have...

31.08.2024 30

The News International

Furqan Ali

(A)I think, therefore I am

In a world where our digital avatars often overshadow our real selves, the quest for authenticity has never been more critical. Consider Furqan, who...

22.06.2024 80

The News International

Furqan Ali

White Elephants And Mass Transit In Peshawar

The newly sworn-in Chief Minister in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Khan Gandapur, while addressing a meeting of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders...

27.05.2024 30

The Friday Times

Furqan Ali

A Critique Of The ICAP

“With how many things are we on the brink of becoming acquainted, if cowardice or carelessness did not restrain our inquiries.” - Frankenstein,...

07.03.2024 7

The Friday Times

Furqan Ali

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