Nadeem Ul Haque

Nadeem Ul Haque

  • Justice without jurisprudence

    Representational image of a gravel. —Unsplash/FileIf the sheer number of accountability offices were proof of justice, Pakistan might look like...

  • Justice without jurisprudence

    Justice without jurisprudence

    Representational image of a gravel. —Unsplash/FileIf the sheer number of accountability offices were proof of justice, Pakistan might look like...

  • When merit is rigged

    A representational image of two people signing an agreement. — Pexels/FileIn Pakistan, the process of filling public leadership positions – from...

  • When merit is rigged

    When merit is rigged

    A representational image of two people signing an agreement. — Pexels/FileIn Pakistan, the process of filling public leadership positions – from...

  • Are we benching the best?

    A representational image showing several employees in an office. — AFP/FileThe old idea of retirement, clocking out at 60 or 65, was built in an...

  • Are we benching the best?

    Are we benching the best?

    A representational image showing several employees in an office. — AFP/FileThe old idea of retirement, clocking out at 60 or 65, was built in an...

  • Justice not for all

    This representational image shows the interior view of a courtroom. — Unsplash/FileIn Pakistan’s courts, justice is a gamble the poor can’t...

  • Justice not for all

    Justice not for all

    This representational image shows the interior view of a courtroom. — Unsplash/FileIn Pakistan’s courts, justice is a gamble the poor can’t...

  • Who runs the Global South?

    Who runs the Global South?

    World Bank funding for education reforms stipulated digitisation of teaching in rural districts that barely have electricity

  • Linchpin reform

    Linchpin reform

    Intended decentralization of energy sector was never fully realized, leading to fragmented and inefficient system

  • When help becomes a handicap

    When help becomes a handicap

    Development economics is a paternalistic enterprise where wealthier nations are seen as guides for poorer countries, undermining the agency and...

  • Redefining urban spaces

    Redefining urban spaces

    Public and community spaces are essential for a healthy, vibrant society

  • Internet for all

    The internet has become part of everyone’s life all over the world, including Pakistan. While most of Pakistan has weak connectivity, our priority...

  • Moving beyond the ‘seth’

    When it comes to economic policy in Pakistan, the refrain is ‘we must build our industry, we need more manufacturing!’Just because Europe...

  • Meaningless numbers

    Courts in Pakistan, our government and our academia have discovered metrics. Every day, there is talk of data being our solution. Put numbers to...

  • Only the paranoid survive

    Andy Grove, founder of Intel, coined the fundamental management principle to navigate the exponential and unpredictable dynamics of the...

  • Enough brick and mortar

    The novel coronavirus has exposed the weakness of our development planning. We have plush roads for cars, but the health industry remains stagnant....

  • To IMF or not to IMF? Part - II

    This is part two of this two-part series on clearing the confusion regarding the IMF programme. Moving on with my analysis:Q5: Will this set of...

  • To IMF or not to IMF?

    To IMF or not to IMF?

    In its first six months, the Imran Khan government has been unable to resolve the question of whether to go or not to go to the IMF. All manner of...

  • The tower cranes

    About 17 years ago, I lamented the sorry state of our cities in a series of articles in local newspapers with the title, ‘Where are the tower...