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Dr Farid A Malik

Working together for Pakistan
Opinion

Working together for Pakistan

Nations must work together to rise and prosper. Divisions are always deadly. Unification has played a key role in...
Updated 13 May, 2026 06:39am
Fixing the shadow economy
Opinion

Fixing the shadow economy

In the land of the pure, the informal sector continues to grow, whereas the formal remains in the shadow. By some...
Updated 16 Feb, 2026 05:40am
Rise and fall of SOEs
Opinion

Rise and fall of SOEs

State-Owned Ent erprises (SOEs) were once a pride of the nation. During the decade of the seventies a Board of...
Updated 07 Oct, 2025 07:58am
Power versus people
Opinion

Power versus people

There is a standoff between power and people, each holding on to its domain. In a democratic dispensation, power...
Published 31 Jul, 2025 06:54am
Bureaucracy the main hurdle
Opinion

Bureaucracy the main hurdle

Modernizing governance is the biggest challenge faced by the government the ‘Baboo’-friendly Prime Minister (PM)...
Published 22 Jul, 2025 06:54am
Know thy enemy
Opinion

Know thy enemy

In the recent Iran-Israel conflict the Islamic Republic of Iran was able to withstand the combined onslaughts by the...
Updated 10 Jul, 2025 07:00am
From iron to copper age
Opinion

From iron to copper age

Pakistan entered the Iron Age in the year 1973 when work commenced on the construction of Pakistan Steel Mills ...
Published 22 Apr, 2025 06:43am
Fence is the best defence
Opinion

Fence is the best defence

Insulation from the turmoil-laden Afghanistan is the best option for Pakistan. Afghan War III must be avoided at all...
Published 20 Mar, 2025 06:36am
Developing Cholistan
Opinion

Developing Cholistan

All eyes are fixed on the development of Cholistan. Corporate farming is being considered. Canals are being planned...
Published 11 Mar, 2025 06:22am