Optimizing education outcomes through public-private partnership
Punjab serves as a good example
By: Mishal-e-Noor
Four years into signing the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 and almost a decade after introduction of Article...
Earth’s known paradise a fresh example of new drug hub
After Udta Punjab is it Udta Kashmir now?
By: Sadaf Aijaz
From age old cannabis to newer synthetic opioids like tramadol and designer drugs like...
Shots fired
PML-N’s revelations are significant and can’t be ignored
The conviction of Mian Nawaz Sharif was expected to bring chaos in the country. The predicted...
Programme with IMF: some reflections
Will export growth be put on a sound footing?
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme with Pakistan, whereby...
Promoting a more inclusive society
Understanding and implementing the concept
By Huma Mir
Inclusion is a global concept and basic human right based on embracing everyone regardless of race, age, gender,...
Economic bailout!
In an era of confrontation
While the political landscape remains murky, economic wizards will heave a sigh of relief that Pakistan has finally entered...
Three modern classics in Naya Pakistan
The three novels; 1984, Animal Farm and The Trial, bear relevance to the times we live in as never before. The realities set out...
From facilitator to mediator
Candid Corner
Stimulating bait, but a damning prospect
There has been a flurry of activity relating to Afghanistan of late. While it is always heartening...
Shrinking breathing room for the opposition
While the economy continues to suffer
The PTI is close to completing its first year in office with not much to show for it....
Why PTI and establishment are on the same page
The establishment doesn’t want to repeat past blunders
There is a famous Urdu verse Sab kuchh luta ke, hosh mein aye (What a pity,...
Tax amnesty results
Challenges faced and follow-up required
With the deadline for declaring undisclosed assets, sales and expenditures under the Asset Declaration Ordinance 2019 (commonly referred to...
Problems with the economy
The government has not solved the problems the people
AT PENPOINT
The problems with the economy are not showing signs of going away, despite the...
Xinjiang: a sweet and peaceful homeland
For people of all ethnic groups
Xinjiang is the part of China nearest to Pakistan. When we say that “Sino-Pakistan friendship is higher than...
Indian penchant for Chabahar Port
US-Iran tension may cause India trouble
The US-Iran showdown is fraught with the risk of an armed conflict. Tensions are heightened and, if hostilities...
What if Palestinians ‘take the money and run?’
What will the dynamic be if Palestinians become prosperous?
I wasn't at the "Peace to Prosperity" Summit, but I listened to some of the...
The diversified BRI
No matter how controversial the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the potential and hidden benefits are enormous and thus cannot be easily counted. China...
What was Pompeo up to in Kabul?
Two topics dominating the visit
By Abdul Bari Nijrabi and R. Maxwell Bone
On June 25, US Secretary of State Mike Pomepo made an unannounced...
