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[…]
Economy Don’ts 101
By Almazia Shahzad Published in The News on July 15, 2023 Every few years, Pakistan’s economic managers find themselves in a pickle, struggling with declining economic growth and rising inflation when only the year before they have managed to achieve record high growth. So what could have happened? What went[…]







