Challenges before Ishaq Dar
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The Word Banks’ recent publication, World Bank Regional Economic Updates – October 2022 has noted that countries in South Asia are already coping with high commodity prices, supply bottlenecks, and vulnerabilities in financial…
Blame game to audio leaks
Huzaima Bukhari “Our carefully constructed system of checks and balances is being negated by the rise of a fourth branch, an administrative state of sprawling departments and agencies that govern with increasing autonomy and decreasing transparency”—Jonathan Turley Moving from simple…
Food security & climate change challenges
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori “Why should there be hunger and deprivation in any land, in any city, at any table, when man has the resources and the scientific know-how to provide all mankind with the basic necessities…
Avenfield Case judgement
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq From life-time disqualification of Muhammad Nawaz Sharif—first time of any prime minister in Pakistan under Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution—to sentence in a criminal case, there are many lessons for the rich and mighty,…
Dar, diplomacy & economic viability
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori “Our foreign policy is one of friendliness and goodwill towards all the nations of the world. We do not cherish aggressive designs against any country or nation. We believe in the…
Is teaching a joke?
Huzaima Bukhari “Effective teaching may be the hardest job there is”—William Glasser (American psychiatrist) Well into the 1980s, new teachers were recruited on the basis of their qualifications, mannerism and above all, their ability to teach. During their probationary period,…
Vital Judicial reforms
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori “The Supreme Court, of course, has the responsibility of ensuring that our government never oversteps its proper bounds or violates the rights of individuals. But the Court must also recognize the…
Pakistan: pathetic rankings!
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The decline in the quality of democracy has most often been driven by political elites focusing on securing their own political and economic power at the expense of societal development—Global Findings byBertelsmannStiftung The…
We and the gaslight effect
Huzaima Bukhari “Let us not allow gaslighters to plunder the treasured gems of our mind file, nor erode the translucent color of its quality. ”—Erik Pevernagie (The Absence of Desire) One is amazed at the influence the silver screen has…