While Trump dithers, Xi Jinping eager to shape new world order
In 2015, on a TED talk show, Bill Gates, an American business magnate warned us that: “Today the greatest risk of global catastrophe (pandemic),...
Covid-19: Pakistan’s textile exports dealt a blow
The current situation with Pakistani Textiles is rather precarious. In April 2020, textile exports declined by 65% to $404 million, against exports of $11,139...
PIA plane crash: How to cope with a national tragedy
Living and surviving these COVID-19 times was already tough when the news of the PIA plane crash hit our screens. Our emotions were on...
Why UAE-Turkish Rivalry is a zero-sum game
The United Arab Emirates and Turkey are locked into a regional power struggle that has fuelled conflict in Libya and could spark renewed fighting...
How a ‘Green New Deal’ can save the world?
The multiple failings of neoliberal agenda since its beginnings in the late 1970s, manifested in economic policies – including that of structural adjustment programmes...
Afghan peace far from reality despite Kabul power sharing & Taliban deal?
The stalemate has finally been broken. After months of endeavors, the two rivals—President Ashraf Ghani and Dr. Abdullah have signed an agreement on power-sharing....
Using technology to fight poverty & pandemic
Mass poverty and pandemics are both facts of life that involve millions of people at the same time. The paramount requirement is to balance...
UK: Leader of the House of Commons surprises many by holding virtual Iftar
Zak Khan For the first time ever in history, Leader of the House of Commons Rt. Hon Jacob Reese Mogg MP held an Iftar on...
How some bureaucrats became an embarrassment for Pakistan?
The constitution of Pakistan is a sacrosanct document which draws its strength from the consensus it enjoys by all and sundry. Its Article 260(3)...
Youth’s future dependent upon how we confront poverty
The United Nation’s “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” crystalizes a total of seventeen missions which are key to protecting the development gains of globalization....
Dr Sania Nishtar & Dr Zafar Mirza can revolutionize the health care system of Pakistan
The Imran Khan government came into power in 2018 declaring fighting poverty and corruption as their main objectives. To reach this ‘Naya Pakistan’ a...
Decline in oil prices: Can Pakistan reduce power tariff to help its industries?
Global lockdowns, which have been in place in varying degrees, but mostly quite deep and extended given the expected prolonged nature of Covid-19 onslaught,...