Since 1950 Pakistan has been devastated by 29 major flood disasters. The country spent billions of rupees on thousands of flood protection measures, yet losses continued to rise. The ongoing colossal calamity is a good reminder to rethink about the flood protection strategy from scratch, as it has miserably failed the nation. It is a collective failure of everyone who participated in its formulation, provided funds for and implemented it.
Excuses of God’s will may salvage some public officials’ consciences, but the reality is that it is poor governance and the lack of longer-term planning that are the key factors responsible for the deaths of close to 1300 people and the billions of infrastructure lost.
Pakistan’s textile industry is on an upward trajectory with the addition of $500 million per month through incremental capacity. This has been enabled through TERF and its support of 100 new projects.
Dr. Moeed Pirzada, CEO Global Village Space, sat down with Zeeshan Ali Khan, the CEO and cofounder of Zameen.com. Zameen.com has transformed the real estate sector of Pakistan.
The effect of the recent downturn in the economy - with a worldwide rise in commodity prices, spiraling energy costs and political instability since...
Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), the Northern administrative region of Pakistan, has undergone a dramatic positive transformation over the last few months. Known as the region of...
