Pakistan is at a pivotal crossroads in its economy today. The country has a population of 250 million plus, a…
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The country is abuzz with arguments for and against creating new provinces as part of far-reaching administrative reforms. Legally, creating…
Read More »Every annual budget cycle, the same ritual plays out. Health ministries table their requests, treasury releases a fraction of what…
Read More »Once more, I am tempted to invoke the last lines of Matthew Arnold’s ‘Dover Beach’: “And we are here as…
Read More »Pakistan has spent more than two decades fighting terrorism, but arresting suspects has never been the only challenge. The real…
Read More »On September 29, US President Donald Trump launched America.gov, an AI-powered front door to the US federal government. Citizens ask…
Read More »A stolen phone can change more than what is in someone’s pocket. For some Karachi residents, being robbed has meant…
Read More »After decades of cooperation, and more than a decade of CPEC, Pakistan should ask a question that is uncomfortable precisely…
Read More »The Charter of Democracy, signed by Shaheed Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif in 2006, sought to restore parliamentary government and…
Read More »Global energy markets remain vulnerable to geopolitical tensions, supply disruptions and fluctuations in international oil prices. For countries like Pakistan,…
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