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The problem isn’t a lack of knowledge. Rather a lack of will. A lack of care. A lack of humanity!
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The problem isn’t a lack of knowledge. Rather a lack of will. A lack of care. A lack of humanity!
It will take rebuilding trust, protecting public spaces, and reviving the cultural bonds that once made the village not just a place to live, but also a community worth belonging to.
Oversight is about protecting the public interest. When parliament and the Auditor General work in harmony, citizens gain confidence that their voices – and their tax rupees – matter.
In our national vocabulary, ‘mitti pao’ (let it go) has become more than a phrase; it is a way of life. Whether in government or daily affairs, we prefer quick fixes.
Over the past several months, an alarming refrain has begun echoing across Pakistan’s economic and policy circles: “Multinationals on the Exit.” What once seemed inconceivable – leading global corporations scaling
Sociologists call civility the invisible glue that holds a society together. When that glue weakens, trust falls apart and when trust disappears, fairness becomes a myth.
For many Pakistanis, last mile delivery platforms are no longer just a source of convenience but an important source of livelihood.
The poverty of imagination and creativity is self-evident in policy making, where no transformational, indigenous and speedy mechanism has been proposed to address the hardships of the litigants. Civil disputes are a classic example of the prevailing inertia.
A house is not built with announcements; it is built with bricks, mortar, and roofs that can withstand the rain. Families do not measure promises in billions, but in doors, windows, and walls that keep them safe.
Unfortunately, this truth is very hard to explain to our politicians and bureaucrats because their livelihood depends on their not understanding the truth.
Until the state wakes up to take steps, it is society itself that has to break the chains of such abuses and harassments, by fostering child–parent dialogue, raising awareness of child…
These examples demonstrate that effective storage integration requires both technology and market design reforms, an area that the Pakistan electricity system still needs to address.
Contrary to government rhetoric, Pakistan’s tax-to-GDP ratio is not that abysmal in regional terms (easily enhanced by Feudal taxes).
Overhauling the tariff structure will benefit the industrial sector, as it will not only ensure access to cheaper unfinished and capital goods but also reduce the time-consuming and costly documentation procedures and processes associated with international trade.
Karachi, in the end, is not defined by monsoon rains, but by how governance continuously fails to repair its cracked systems.
A recusal mechanism must bar lawmakers from deliberating on sectors where they or their families have commercial ties. Most importantly, parliament must establish an independent Ethics Commission with investigative powers and enforceable sanctions.
Pakistan stands at a critical juncture. The Indus watershed is not just a water network; it is the foundation for life, agriculture, energy, and heritage. Yet mismanagement, weak institutions, and unchecked encroachments have turned it into a recurring source of disaster.
All legal systems depend on case law that establishes precedents and forces judges to confront the logic of their predecessors.
Therefore, we should be focusing on creating an open competitive modern economy that can quickly acclimatise to the fast-transforming global economic environment.
The forgetfulness isn’t accidental; it’s carved out of conscious political decisions.
The rising number of motorcycles on Pakistani roads has become one of the biggest challenges for traffic management and has made road users more vulnerable to fatal accidents.
Globally, a search committee is expected to actively scout, assess, and recruit the best possible candidates. Its job is not merely to screen applicants, but to ensure that top talen is brought into the fold.
We already possess the resilience, critical mass and potential for change. The question is not what to do, but how to do it. It will take a generation, but we must begin.
The challenge is not to abandon liberalism but to radicalise it, ground it in our own histories, and reclaim its emancipatory core.
The prime minister belongs to a business family of the private sector. Would he tolerate if one of his organisations was constantly going into a loss?
Only in June this year, over 6,000 papers were printed, photocopied, distributed, filed and mailed to various government departments to notify four Eid holidays…
Donors, consultants, and the market operator have put in years of work. Yet, five years later, the market is still not there.
True cause of decline is poor governance, ignorance and pro-private sector policies.
Meaningful liberalization of the energy sector must be based on dismantling the Uniform National Tariff in both power and gas.
City Courts, like many institutions in our country, operates informally, and that informality, at times, works to everyone’s advantage.
Welcome to the Land of the Pure, where we’ve institutionalised the exact opposite: a Reverse Robin Hood. We’ve built a system that extracts from the poor and middle class to protect the privileges of the powerful.
Let’s make room for youth, respect the wisdom of age, and build institutions where tenure is limited, performance is rewarded and experience is rechanneled, not discarded.
But agriculture—the backbone of Pakistan’s economy and the mainstay of rural livelihoods—barely grew at all, recording a paltry 0.56% increase.
There is such all-around uncertainty in the air that even money under the pillow cannot be considered yours because any fairy could claim it.
If someone uses your face in a deepfake, even for scams, politics, or porn, you will have full legal power to take it down in Denmark.
A slow, corrosive theft of citizens’ wealth. Rs100,000 in 2014 now holds less than Rs30,000 of real purchasing power.
For those of us who call this magnificent coastal metropolis home, Karachi will always be Roshnion ka Sheher – not just for the electricity that powers our lights, but for the undimmed spirit of its people that truly makes this city shine.
While Microsoft stated the move was part of a broader global restructuring towards artificial intelligence and regional consolidation, the local business community viewed the decision as a reflection of Pakistan’s deteriorating appeal for international firms.
The message is clear: stop blaming the dollar or the IMF. The rupee’s weakness is a mirror of our own failures. It’s time to demand better: better governance, smarter policy and a relentless focus on productivity.
And yet, those consequences fall squarely on the shoulders of the litigant. A faulty ruling can cost them property, liberty, livelihood or all three. But the system takes no note. No one is held responsible for the ruin of a life.
The actual policy failure lies in the restriction on free trade.
Every sane individual understands that the world’s civilisations are currently engaged in a strenuous struggle. They are, quite literally, working on a war footing to keep their individual identities intact within this rapidly shrinking global village.
And to remind ourselves: this is not about sugar but justice. Because in this country, sugar is no longer a commodity. It is a crime.
The industry doesn’t need special subsidies or fancy schemes. Just fix the tariff structure. Because what’s brewing in Pakistan right now isn’t just coffee-it’s potential.
Strong regional and trade connectivity can act as insurance against war, conflict and poverty. India and Pakistan together share the burden of 27% of the world’s poor. One out of every four poor inhabitants of the planet lives here.
a society, we have come to accept dysfunction as the norm. Public service in Pakistan appears to be disconnected from the idea of accountability, and citizens are too often resigned to helplessness or apathy.
This is not merely a reform. It is a reclamation – of voice, of dignity, and of the right to understand and shape the laws that govern us. In the words of a very recent judgment of the Indian Supreme Court “Let us make friends with Urdu…”
No doubt, if one deciphers that manual of Paki political parties some of the rules of which have been listed…
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