Hussain Ahmad Siddiqui

Hussain Ahmad Siddiqui

  • Cleaner coal!

    Cleaner coal!

    Pakistan is committed to mitigate impact of climate change, pursuant to the Agreement concluded at the United Nations Climate Change Conference held...

  • Lopsided policies

    Lopsided policies

    Two years on, and there is no substantive progress on the privatisation of the identified state-owned enterprises , whereas focus remains on auction...

  • The rise and fall

    The rise and fall

    Rapid industrialisation and economic uplift of masses, which should be the cherished goal of any government, cannot be achieved without having a...

  • Private interest

    Private interest

    Pakistan Steel Mills , the only integrated steel mills in the country, remains shut amid the uncertainty whether it would be revived or run as a...

  • Dam controversies

    Dam controversies

    In the backdrop of the looming water scarcity and energy security, Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority has recently embarked upon...

  • Staying safe

    Staying safe

    As safety is absolute priority, hydro-dams are designed to last over a century. Planning and construction of water reservoir and hydropower projects...

  • Bitter ruralities

    Bitter ruralities

    The recent outbreak of coronavirus pandemic in Pakistan has highlighted, once again, the enormous disparity between rural areas and urban...

  • Reviving industry

    Reviving industry

    0The lockdown in most parts of the country, amidst addressing the challenges of coronavirus pandemic, has largely impacted industrial activities,...

  • Big potential

    Big potential

    Globally, hydropower is recognized as renewable, cheap and reliable resource of energy. It generates electricity with zero emission and produces no...

  • Growth but challenges ahead

    Growth but challenges ahead

    Pakistan cement sector is growing exponentially— having doubled its annual production capacity after every decade or even earlier. The fast growth...

  • Mine your gold!

    Mine your gold!

    On July 12 last year, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes awarded $5.84 billion in damages to the arbitration claims in...

  • Let science save the day

    Let science save the day

    Pakistan is without a national policy for the development of science and technology since October 2012. This poorly reflects on the government’s...

  • Wind is at our back

    Wind is at our back

    Today, the Renewable Energy is rapidly growing energy resource the world over. Having reached global installed renewable energy capacity at 2,378...

  • A shale gas frack-up

    A shale gas frack-up

    The long-awaited exploration and exploitation of the non-conventional shale gas resources in Pakistan may not remain a distant dream any more, it...

  • Policy fallacy

    Policy fallacy

    The Alternative and Renewable Energy Policy 2019 targets development of projects mainly wind and solar photovoltaic , excluding hydroelectric, for...

  • On the back-burner

    On the back-burner

    When Pakistan will have the long-awaited and much-delayed National Industrial Policy? All the stakeholders have been asking this question, time and...

  • Pakistan’s exports keep declining in absence of long-term vision

    During the last seven years, Pakistan’s exports have been continually declining on year-on-year basis----from $25.12 billion in 2012-13 fiscal...

  • Impediments in development

    Impediments in development

    To achieve higher growth of the small and medium enterprises , including micro enterprises, various steps have been taken by the present government....

  • Getting nuclear-ready

    Getting nuclear-ready

    The key message of the “International Conference on Climate Change and the Role of Nuclear Power” held during October 7-11 in Vienna was for...