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Pakistan Is Proud Of Its Diplomatic Role, Investors Want More Than That

Pakistan, Aug. 8 -- Diplomatic prestige is not sufficient to maintain domestic stability and satisfy investors. In the midst of the recent geopolitical crisis, Pakistan's role has given more than a re... Read More


Seventy-Nine Years In Chains: The Illusion Of Pakistan's Independence

Pakistan, Aug. 8 -- Seventy-nine years ago, we lived in chains, groaning under an exploitative colonial system and under the socio-economic monopoly of a Hindu majority. Poverty was acute. Backwardnes... Read More


Bihars Of Karachi: Stuck Between Three Homelands

Pakistan, Aug. 7 -- On paper, Syed Jamil Ahmed belongs to Bangladesh. In reality, the 86-year-old Karachi resident has spent much of his life adapting to borders that shifted around him. Born in Barha... Read More


Breaking The Resource Curse: How Reko Diq Could Rewrite Balochistan's Future

Pakistan, Aug. 7 -- Chaghi, an area that lies under the scorching sun with almost non-existent vegetation, caught investors' attention when it revealed its untapped assets: a massive copper and gold d... Read More


Two Karachis, One Broken Map

Pakistan, Aug. 6 -- When fire tore through Gul Plaza on the night of 17 January, the death toll did not stop at the first day's count. It rose for the better part of a fortnight, as rescue teams pulle... Read More


Water: The Strategic Resource Of The Twenty-First Century

Pakistan, Aug. 6 -- As I reflect on Claude Monet's Water Lilies hanging in the Saint Louis Art Museum, I am reminded that water has always inspired more than art. It has shaped civilizations, nourishe... Read More


Squeezing The Compliant, Exempting The Smuggler: The Reality Of Pakistan's Untaxed Economy

Pakistan, Aug. 6 -- Every budget season, Pakistan does the same thing. It widens the withholding tax net, squeezes another slab out of salaried workers, raises the sales tax on some category of goods ... Read More


Reclaiming Jinnah's Vision: The Broken Promise Of Minorities' Day

Pakistan, Aug. 6 -- Every year on 11 August, Pakistan observes National Minorities' Day to recognise the contributions of its religious minority communities and reaffirm the principles of equality, re... Read More


Redrawing Maps Will Not Fix Governance: Why The Country's Governance Crisis Is Institutional Rather Than ...

Pakistan, Aug. 6 -- Every decade, Pakistan rediscovers the governance debate. The actors change, the slogans evolve and the proposed solutions differ, but the underlying question remains remarkably un... Read More


Stirring The Hornet's Nest: Naqvi, The Establishment, And The Dynasties

Pakistan, Aug. 6 -- "Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence", John Adams. Last... Read More