Opinion

How can Pakistan ensure growth in digital finance and use of mobile wallets?

The attack on health is an attack on our present and on our future

Humour, it is apparent, is being systematically drained out of our lives

Abducting journalists is another common tactic to intimidate

The United States, in other words, is deeply involved in Pakistan’s immediate neighbourhood

Pakistan and Iran have a troubled history as far as their bilateral relations are concerned

The aristocratic political families in Pakistan have so far secured privileged places in politics

A man from corporate sector, Umar, could not look at the economy from a strategic standpoint

It is tragic to know that a country that accounts for billions of business on a daily basis has a low tax-to-GDP ratio

Naiveté sounds cute on a container; not so much in the PM Office

All stakeholders have to act fast

History seems to repeat itself

Medical negligence and malpractice is increasingly becoming a common exercise in the country

Today India’s declared policy is to completely isolate Pakistan economically

There is no short term fix to Pakistan’s problems, says the former finance minister

Use of pre-paid calling cards and easy load to now be subjected to a 25% tax deduction

Pakistan needs to simplify its procedure of filing returns by linking NTN numbers with NADRA

All species are interconnected and valuable to the successful functioning of our ecosystems

Incidents confirm intelligence received by Qureshi that Pakistan will be victim to Indian-led attacks

If the country is insecure then even its nuclear arsenal cannot prevent a disaster to take place

As the Sri Lankan attack is believed to have been a response to the New Zealand attack

With nearly two decades of strong economic growth

Despite the recent terrorist attacks in the Iranian Baluchestan and Ormara of the Pakistani Balochistan

As the premier leaves for China for the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation

Pakistan’s higher education sector has experienced a phenomenal growth over the last couple of decades

Quack clinics are family ‘businesses’ with ownership being passed from father to son.

The situation has, however, not changed a bit as acts of terrorism continued with little respite

Several countries continue to use militant proxies to harm their regional or global opponents

Science is becoming increasingly international and collaborative

The problem with Asad Umar was that his continued delay in making a coherent decision on the economic front

Cabinets get reshuffled all the time in democracies

Right after a massive cabinet reshuffle, this was unprecedented, yet understandable

Science literature and sci-fi publications have always been way ahead of the game in their own way

Sudan has to find a way for accommodating within the political system a number of competing interests

The challenge for Dr Shaikh would be not only to bring the IMF team to Pakistan but to conclude a deal with the Fund

The wholesome changes in the cabinet are attributed to lack of performance on the part of some ministers

PM's decision is testimony to a lack of faith in appointed advisers, and the inability to stand against naysayers

The current deadlocked parliamentary system is not fulfilling the very purpose for which the legislatures were elected

Asad Umar’s unfortunate resignation was fuelled by voodoo economic analysis spewed by the likes of Farrukh Saleem

A grim reality is now slowly sinking in: the PTI is out of its depth in government

Practice of disrupting court proceedings in the form of strikes or protests needs to end immediately

From the USSR we know it takes only a few dozen people to bring down a nation

Building controversial dams with unconvincing fund initiatives is taking the country no where

Being too new to the system the PM should have filled his first cabinet with experienced people

Development is constrained not by resources but by bad governance

The ongoing attempts to resolve the Afghan imbroglio via negotiations have not yet been derailed

PTI clueless about governance, economy and foreign policy, yet confident it will put the house in order

Indian adventurism has been encouraged and enabled by irresponsible powers, especially the US

Nuclear power plants cannot explode like nuclear bombs. Nuclear energy is the safest energy

Benefits of SEZs largely depend on the location on which SEZs are established