Shortcuts to nowhere
By Khurram Husain Published in Dawn on August 03, 2023 SEEKING ways to get around the crucial reform agenda the country has to implement, in order to escape its regular cycles of boom and bust, is as old a reflex as the reform agenda itself. For more than three decades […]
Will this IMF lifeline be any different from the others?
By Faraz Ahmed Published in The Express Tribune on July 31, 2023 KARACHI: Last year in August, I wrote about “IMF Deals Sans Political Stability.” After a year of painful struggle, we have finally secured a Standby program from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), but political chaos continues to loom[…]
AI in education: need for digital literacy
By Zahra Mughis Published in The News on July 31, 2023 ChatGPT isn’t a buzzword. It’s much more than a shiny new toy having its hype phase. It is a disruption. And what the conventional education systems, particularly the higher education system, like the least are disruptive toys. Why? Because[…]
Why Pakistan is failing
By Zahid Hussain Published in Dawn on August 02, 2023 WHAT the former FBR chief revealed in a TV interview last week only reinforces the perception of a failing oligarchic state. It provides an insight into the vested interests that control the country’s power structure. Irrespective of their political affiliation[…]








