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The AJK curtain-raiser

The AJK curtain-raiser
I fear the recent unrest in AJK was not an isolated affair, nor does the delayed Rs35bn sweetener mean the end of ...
The education emergency
2024-05-14-01-14

The education emergency

Shehbaz Sharif declared an ‘education emergency’ across Pakistan on Wednesday, the 8th of May 2024. This is in... Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am
Impasse
2024-05-14-01-14

Impasse

Anniversaries can be of different kinds, some mere rituals, others more than a mere remembrance of things past. May... Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am
An anti-citizen policy?
2024-05-14-01-14

An anti-citizen policy?

Governments are supposed to make people-friendly and welfare-oriented policies. Citizens should not be just tax... Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am
Growth model needs to be long term
2024-05-13-01-32

Growth model needs to be long term

Pakistan has never achieved impressive growth rates in its history with the highest rate (average) achieved in the... Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am
The power sector - some hard facts
2024-05-11-01-28

The power sector - some hard facts

Among many sectors of fiscal drain, the circular debt of the energy sector is one area on the economic landscape of... Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am
Diverting traffic
2024-05-11-01-28

Diverting traffic

There are suggestions that all the heavy vehicular traffic that passes through main arteries of Karachi be diverted... Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am
The wheat woes
2024-05-11-01-28

The wheat woes

I would love to live in the utopian world of the neoliberal economist, where the market determines the exchange... Updated 11 May, 2024 06:45am
Transforming FBR
2024-05-10-12-45

Transforming FBR

In the light of dynamic shifts in business and advancements in technology, it is opportune for the Federal Board of... Published 10 May, 2024 04:17am
The fault lines of US foreign aid
2024-05-10-12-45

The fault lines of US foreign aid

On 24 April, US President Joe Biden signed the legislation providing $87 billion in aid for Ukraine and Israel, in... Published 10 May, 2024 04:17am
Domestic solar: the way forward—I
2024-05-09-12-44

Domestic solar: the way forward—I

News is circulating that the adoption of solar power on a large scale by well-to-do domestic customers in Pakistan... Published 09 May, 2024 03:11am