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Reviving Indo-Pak dialogue

Thank God that the two nuclear powers in South Asia have reached a ceasefire, however fragile, agreement. A mutually destructive nuclear...

yesterday 20

Tipoo Sultan

Market’s red flag

Notice Mr Market’s reaction to the sudden spike in geopolitical risk premium as war clouds gather over Iran once again; especially in traditional...

yesterday 10

Shahab Jafry

Development impact bonds: a possible solution to curb learning poverty in Pakistan

“One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world.” Malala Yousafzai Education is a transformative force that empowers...

yesterday 40

Muhammad Yasir Khan Dr Anjeela Khurram

Water wars looming? Indus crisis and South Asian stability

A rare paradigm of cooperation between India and Pakistan, the Indus Waters Treaty, which was brokered by the World Bank in 1960, has remained...

yesterday 50

Nayab Khalid

BOOK REVIEW: Breathing new life into Taqi’s seminal work

The English translation of The Future of Civilization, originally penned in 1980 by distinguished scholar Syed Mohammad Taqi, is a remarkable...

yesterday 30

S H Irtiza Kazmi

Say it with humour

Stress. Tension. Friction. Conflict. Strain. Pressure. Everybody is on the edge. There is venom. There is anger. There is fire. There is furor....

previous day 5

Andleeb Abbas

Dreams of hegemony

Hegemony is the political, economic, and military predominance of one state over other states, either regional or global. India is one country that...

previous day 40

Majyd Aziz

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Why doesn’t First Uncle get a new Chairman of PCB?

“You know there is so much the West can learn from us!” “Well, the food here is…” “They have Pakistani and Indian food outlets in their...

previous day 1

Anjum Ibrahim

Grace in victory

The world has acknowledged by expression and silence that it is India who was the aggressor in the current standoff between itself and Pakistan....

previous day 10

Sirajuddin Aziz

Japan’s economic journey: lessons from rise and stagnation

Japan’s economic story is a rollercoaster of triumph and cautionary tales. From the ashes of World War II to global dominance in the 1980s, and then...

previous day 30

Dr Murtaza Khuhro

IMF macroeconomic projections

The press release of the 9th of May by the IMF highlights that the IMF Executive Board has completed the first review of the Extended Fund Facility...

wednesday 20

Dr Hafiz A Pasha

Dissecting Uraan Pakistan—II

How to meet the export target or reduce imports to achieve the target of foreign exchange reserves? In addressing the import requirements for USD...

wednesday 30

Dr Sajjad Akhtar

Is Khan being released?

Excitement is in the air. Something is about to happen. A domestic ceasefire may be in the offing. Talk of some deal is getting louder. Is the...

wednesday 20

Fahd Husain

Pakistan’s tax system: an overtaxing Leviathan or a wake-up call for reform?

With the federal and provincial budgets due next month, public and business sentiment is once again shadowed by fiscal apprehension. Recently,...

wednesday 5

Muhammad Raza

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Naming and shaming has lost its pungency worldwide

“Naming and shaming is a tool that is dead.” “It was not even birthed in the Land of the Pure. I mean, we go through cycles…” “Yes I know about the...

wednesday 1