A tragedy is bad, and a preventable tragedy is worse. And the unwillingness to take preventions against an avoidable tragedy is the worst. Nothing...
“Software is going to eat the world”, American entrepreneur Marc Andreessen once noted. The use of computers is revolutionizing media, shipping,...
The fate of world cups in 1994, whether field hockey or soccer, was increasingly being decided on the basis of penalty shoot-outs. Our fortune was...
In a recent op-ed in another newspaper, the writer highlighted the importance of solving our country’s ballooning population growth, since it is...
Here’s a thought experiment: How would you teach a person who is blind since birth what an elephant looks like? The size of an elephant makes...
Recently, an advertisement issued by Punjab’s higher education department appeared in the newspapers. It stated that: “In the initial...
I am clearly no expert at public policy or governance. However, the recent scuffle between two parliamentarians has made me think. Also, I am no...
In an article – titled ‘Pakistan’s debt problem’ –published in these pages on February 25, the writer wrote about...
The internet bridges distances and has the potential to significantly improve our lives in many ways. Recently, however, the prevalence of a...
Delays in the completion of mega-projects have become the norm in our country. The Islamabad airport has seen a cost overrun of Rs19.39 billion; the...
One cannot imagine inflicting pain on innocent people. However, empirical evidence shows that we have the tendency to let authority define our...
Hundreds of thousands of people were unable to collect their pensions and suffered as a result when the National Bank of Pakistan’s online...
A government puts regulatory authorities in place so that activities can be regulated to benefit the public, protect the environment, and prevent...
We are a developing country whose healthcare system is in a deplorable condition; and the lack of updated census data makes it even worse. For...
Cities are often a reflection of their zoning codes. Unfortunately, in Pakistan citizens never have any say in how their cities and towns are...
Feisal Naqvi recently concluded in these pages that state-owned enterprises fail primarily because of speed and accountability. If this argument...
Faisal Ali Raja wrote an article in these pages which claims that a large youth population and low per capita income perpetuate terrorism. A wide...
