Educating the young ones
Huzaima Bukhari “Children must be taught how to think, not what to think”—Margaret Mead The purpose of education has been defined in many ways. Education is not preparation for life, it is life itself (Jon Dewey); it is the key…
Dirty money & politics of drug trade
Dr. Ikramul Haq The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates Pakistan is the transit country for 45 percent of the opiates produced in Afghanistan. Precursor chemicals used to produce heroin and methamphetamine also transit Pakistan before global…
Menaces of drug abuse & trafficking
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Today, June 26, 2022, marks International Day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking as decided by the United Nations General Assembly in 1987 to raise the level of awareness in the international community…
Menaces of drugs abuse & trafficking
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori June 26 marks as International Day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking as decided by the United Nations General Assembly in 1987 to raise the level of awareness in the international community about…
Dirty money & politics of drug trade
Dr. Ikramul Haq The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates Pakistan is the transit country for 45 percent of the opiates produced in Afghanistan. Precursor chemicals used to produce heroin and methamphetamine also transit Pakistan before global…
Policy rate v exchange rate
Bleak economic scenario Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Our current grim economic condition is a result of multiple factors—undoubtedly some decisions/inactions by the previous coalition government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) have played a negative part. It…
Policy rate v exchange rate
Bleak economic scenario Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Our current grim economic condition is a result of multiple factors—undoubtedly some decisions/inactions by the previous coalition government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) have played a negative part. It…
26 June World Drug Day
Pakistan: From bad to worse Huzaima Bukhari “Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism”—Carl Jung The moment a problem surfaces, instantaneously one looks for an appropriate remedy for its resolution….
26 June World Drug Day
Pakistan: From bad to worse Huzaima Bukhari “Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism”—Carl Jung The moment a problem surfaces, instantaneously one looks for an appropriate remedy for its resolution….