Pakistan has reached the point of zero-sum on nuclear weapons capability with India

The expanding sea of the black economy continues to offer the ‘misled’ a ready source of terror-financing

Instead of making our canals theft-proof, we waste all our efforts debating the contentious Kalabagh Dam

Pakistan has missed all but two of eight MDG targets by the 2015 deadline

80% of total holding of banks, amounting to Rs 5.66 trillion, is in names of just one per cent of total depositors

Compared to other South Asian countries, Pakistan's performance has been pathetic, to say the least

Some of our politicians prefer to do their politics in safe environs of UAE, where politics is virtually banned

Artificially appreciated currency ends up subsidising imports, serves as an effective disincentive against FDI

Lack of information on income prevents governments from collecting taxes and acting for the public welfare

Thrust of policy reform needs to be on improving water-use efficiency in agriculture, which dominate water consumption