Opinion

Enabling local actors to absorb and effectively spend donor provided funds will not happen overnight 

Grants and transfers are the third largest expenditure

There is no doubt that Balochistan is the least developed province of the country

The trajectory of Indo-US relations since 2006 in particular is envy of many countries

India is part of region’s naval exercises

The idea that this is not possible in Pakistan is utter nonsense

America’s prioritisation of ‘short-term security assistance’ over ‘long-term security cooperation’ played a roll

The climate is defined as long-term averages and variations in weather measured over multiple decades

This morbid personality trait has psychological and ideological roots

Adverse impact of not treating these issues seriously is incalculable on people, national economy, on flora and fauna

This is the objective of the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, which will be held on 22 and 23 June in Paris

We are unwilling to ask the most fundamental question: why are we failing our own people?

Constitutional courts are imperative to reform constitutional dispensation in Pakistan

As compared to 2016, in 2023 he has much to say and project the successes of his country

Japan’s and US support to counter climate challenge have invariably been ambiguous

I presented the conclusions we had reached in the report at a well-attended briefing session held in Islamabad

One of my colleagues at SZABIST thinks I have got it completely wrong

A good place to start a policy reset would be the wheat sector

Remember the oceans would be the first to die in this relentless planetary warming

Answer to the former is evidently negative, as inaction often characterises our lives, marked by unfulfilled dreams

Easy definition of any contradiction is a serious problem which cannot be solved within the given system

These same individuals were assuring Pakistanis of staying strong during hard times

When not selling itself short in haste Pakistan accomplished some unimaginable miracles on the way

Pakistan has long been advocating for international attention towards the longstanding Kashmir dispute

Fact of the matter is that for a year, Pakistan’s economy has been on the downslide

Out of the total current budget of Rs13.3 trillion, 8% will go to subsidies and 11% to grants and transfers

American policymakers criticise China’s use of ‘debt diplomacy’ to influence poorer countries

Necessary incentives for croppers and farmers help keep the crop strategy focused

G20 is a group of the world’s largest economies and function as a global forum on numerous economic issues

If in power in America one can get away with murder but one can’t get away with keeping some secret documents

All of us should first think about what last words we will say to our children

SIGAR Report identifies eight intertwined ‘Systemic Factors’ responsible for ANDSF’s collapse

In this background, we need an all-hands-on-deck approach

Higher education seems to be a luxury for many impoverished Afghan families, a burden that must be put off until later

Many public schools in the country are used as cattle farms where cows and buffaloes are nurtured

China is surely trying its best to counter Western influence in Indo-Pacific

For a few months, TTP has become increasingly bold in its attacks on civilian and military targets across the country

Society must engage in soul-searching to reflect on anti-racism and xenophobia

A JI or PTI mayor may face non-cooperation by the Sindh government

Pakistan’s various power centres must acknowledge that business as usual is simply no longer an option

Everyone is at a stake of hope, even Pakistan as a state itself

One should walk the talk or the talk would push people to walk out of their loyalty to the state

It is not improper to focus on some of the problems the country faces

The social society must evolve a collective consensus to evolve ground rules to guard and promote the summum bonum

The journey to self-actualisation must begin from the present rather than the imagined end-goal

History dictates that well-deliberated plans and policies foster gradual but sustainable transition

Tragic events of May 9 have rendered Pakistan a global menace

Undoing oppressive, discriminatory and divisive state laws would add to individual freedom

The phrase ‘times have changed’ seems insufficient to capture the transformations that the market has undergone

Despite its magical name, it explains a set of real policy choices no matter how poor or ill-advised they might be