opinion
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India’s next attack is coming
Mosharraf Zaidi
After India’s defeat at Galwan Valley, Pakistan must be prepared for India’s next attack
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Budget in times of Covid-19
Dr Miftah Ismail
Making a budget for Pakistan is always tough but it has been particularly difficult this year. The economy is in doldrums, in part due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and it is hard to even estimate when...
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The science of a budget
Mushtaq Rajpar
By virtue of parliament’s vote, the budget becomes a legal document and cannot be treated as merely an statement of intentions.However, Pakistan’s successive governments have presented budgets...
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Post-Covid learning
Fatima Zaka
Investment in K-12 education allows societies to bridge economic resource gaps, permeate new ideas and innovations, and make optimal use of technological processes, which are the basis of the new...
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Defence budget
Dr Farrukh Saleem
Myth number 1: The defence budget eats up the lion’s share of our total budgetary expenses. Not true. In Budget 2020-21, ‘Defense Affairs and Services’ has been allocated Rs1,289 billion out...
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Care and Covid
Martha Burk
Childcare in the time of coronavirus is one of the most challenging financial and logistical hurdles facing families. But while it’s certainly much more difficult now with many childcare...