Amidst the global turmoil and confusion, one can discern creeping changes that promise a better future.

Referring to a momentous change in the region — Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Syria — author of ‘Pakistan: Clash of Ideas’ Anjum Altaf says that change is inevitable. It is also clear that some forms of rules are outdated and harmful and are destined for the dust heap of history.

Whether we embrace it or not, time and values will inevitably change, says analyst Mohammad Ali Babakhel. Meanwhile, Morrocan social scientist Karim El Aynaoul and growth and transformation scholar Hinh T. Dinh stress the need for an updated policy framework suited to the new era that has rendered the prevailing growth model obsolete.

While it appears that President Donald Trump’s tariff policy has the potential to redraw global trading norms, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to transform Pakistan under its five-year National Economic Transformation Plan 2025, saying that economic stability is a means, not an end.

State sets in motion reform initiatives to keep up with the changing global landscape

In the above backdrop, one may look at the federal government’s recent reform initiatives. The centre has........

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