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Dr Niaz MurtazaDawn |
AS the IMF’s most habitual client globally, we often get a dose of the Fund’s harsh medicine. Each time, business, civil society and other groups...
BUSINESS gurus, often deemed unwise, gave very wise advice to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Karachi: end conflicts with the PTI and India. These...
AS the fractious new government fails to get a grip on matters, many already see its early demise, just a month after it was imposed via allegedly...
THE new set-up must quickly undertake substantial reforms to save our moribund economy and ensure durable economic stability, productive growth,...
THE emerging contours of our new set-up depict a murky labyrinth hiding the conflicting pulls of the elite interests of multiple power centres, none...
DESTINY in social science refers to likely cause and effect links versus a pre-ordained view of fatalism. One such political link is that the quality...
INSTEAD of giving a fresh start or the political stability that has been lacking since 2017, our badly rigged polls have hobbled our ability to tackle...
ELECTIONS can rejuvenate nations if they are fair, parties present strong ideas and teams to the masses competitively and the winners have a strong...
WHO will the winners and losers be in the 2024 polls? Some jokingly say that even though the polls themselves are not certain, the winner is. But if a...
POLITICS is to acquire and use power to achieve one’s aims and is often autocratic (won via force to favour elites). However, its best form is...
WE lag economically even in South Asia. This lag is well-known but not its huge scale. To display that, I compare Saarc economies using World Bank...
WHY have some elements had an odd addiction to making shaky political sand castles that soon collapse? Free polls rejuvenate the political process....
I WAS in Afghanistan last week. I have worked in many rebel-held areas globally. But it felt eerie being in a state ruled by a group we aided and that...
THE post-1945 liberal world order based on human rights and democracy is unique in history given its wide coverage of key issues and global...
EVERY so often, one sees the World Bank, IMF or a local think tank come up with weighty advice on reforming our economy. The advice is not outright...
OUR democratic journey is like that of a small boat caught in stormy seas. But in a country where the vast majority has not seen the fruits of...
OUR 75-year history contains three eras of about 25 years, each starting and ending in a crisis, marked by lengthy army rule, hybrid regimes and...