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Reimagining governance

One of the frameworks that has been most influential in shaping my understanding of governance has been the Capability, Accountability and...

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Understanding The Pakistan—Saudi Arabia Investment Conversation 

As Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Furhan A.F. Al Furhan Al Saud concludes his visit to Pakistan, he wraps up the seventh round of high-level...

18.04.2024 10

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The Daanish debate

On April 9, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated a Daanish School campus in Islamabad. The Daanish Schools effort is anchored in a powerful...

16.04.2024 40

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An accountant’s approach to NFC?

A lot has been written recently about the need to revisit and reduce the share of the provinces in the 7th National Finance Commission Award, but...

09.04.2024 80

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The corrosion of a republic

The corrosion of a republic isn’t an event. It is a process. It isn’t a partisan affair. It is wholesale. It is never limited or contained. It is...

02.04.2024 40

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China, the neighbour: ‘In a way’

What did Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar mean when, during a press conference in London, he clearly listed Pakistan’s immediate neighbouring countries as...

26.03.2024 50

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Disruption or destruction?

People tend to cling to ideas formed previously; they tend to work better within already established networks; and they tend to be more comfortable...

19.03.2024 60

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Who should be the finance minister?

Asking the wrong question is one of the most prominent qualities of the Pakistani public discourse. ‘Who should be the finance minister?’ is the...

12.03.2024 30

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Will Shehbaz Sharif succeed as PM?

There is a profound disquiet about the state of the country across all social, economic and political classes. People are worried about how badly the...

05.03.2024 30

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Costs of calcification

If you don’t understand something you cannot change it. Pakistanis are constantly bombarded with news that prompts a sense of utter helplessness and...

27.02.2024 30

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Did Imran win or did the status quo lose?

The critical question, at least in Rawalpindi, isn’t who will be prime minister or even whether the PTI will be in government or not. These are both...

20.02.2024 50

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Next steps for a political miracle

The people of Pakistan spoke clearly on February 8. Their favourite political party is the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Their favourite leader, even...

13.02.2024 40

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Another February general election

Throughout my life, I have sought to avoid dignifying the indefensible. Attacks on the families of public figures are broadly in this domain –...

06.02.2024 30

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‘Economic wars’ and national strength

The seventh annual edition of the ThinkFest literary event was held in Lahore this past weekend. Dr Yaqoob Bangash – whose day job as a historian...

16.01.2024 100

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Sartaj Aziz 1929-2024

Jinnah’s Pakistan died last week. His name was Sartaj Aziz. Rather than using my own words to capture just how central a figure Sartaj Aziz was to...

09.01.2024 60

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Peace with India in 2024?

Just another day in Indian-Occupied Kashmir’s Poonch district on December 22. Mohammad Showkat, age 22, Safeer Hussain age 45, and Shabir Ahmad age...

26.12.2023 100

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No money and not smart

The rapid changes taking place around the world are not superficial. These are changes that are altering how the world works. We heard the ‘we need...

19.12.2023 40

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Sleepwalking into the darkness

Venal and rent-seeking elites are a global phenomenon, but most countries don’t have to deal with the lack of imagination and basic incompetence...

12.12.2023 50

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The true test of the SIFC

The logic for a public-sector vehicle that does what the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) is supposed to do is solid. Pakistan’s...

05.12.2023 70

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Capability, stability and purpose

The February 8, 2024, general election represents an opportunity for the country’s military and civilian leaders to change course and set Pakistanis...

14.11.2023 40

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The implications of depopulating Gaza

In December 1987 after two decades of humiliation, oppression, and continued life under occupation, Palestinians began a series of protests that ended...

31.10.2023 90

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Palestine exposes a vacuum in Pakistan

The crisis in the Middle East is going to further expose the helpless, rudderless, and purposeless nature of Pakistani leadership. Today’s Pakistani...

17.10.2023 100

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Lessons from Sderot for Pakistan

For many in Israel, it has been raining down rockets and missiles in Sderot for years now. The large-scale Hamas invasion on Saturday, October 7,...

10.10.2023 90

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Pain is coming

Pakistan’s most important decision-makers are now facing a dire and extreme choice. They can either choose to inflict some long overdue pain on...

03.10.2023 50

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There isn’t enough money

Pakistan has witnessed a steep decline over the last two years, maybe the steepest in its post-partition (1971) history. If there is one overarching...

26.09.2023 70

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The Age of The Qazi

The ascension of Justice Qazi Faez Isa to the office of chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan is no ordinary moment in Pakistani judicial and...

19.09.2023 70

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