Stories by Murtaza Haider
Murtaza Haider is a professor of Real Estate Management at Ryerson University and a Director of Regionomics Inc. He is also a syndicated columnist with Post Media and writes a weekly column on urban economics in Canada. He is the author of the book Getting Started with Data Science: Making Sense of Data with Analytics.
It appears an official routine communication has been manipulated to stir anti-American hysteria for short-term political gains.
Updated 07 Apr, 2022 11:36am
PTI is said to be popular among overseas Pakistanis but is that translating into a rise in remittances?
Updated 18 Nov, 2019 10:20am
A data-centric review of trade statistics might counter the hyperbole that dominates the airwaves.
Updated 16 Nov, 2019 11:05am
While Lahore needs more transit infrastructure, its construction and finances should be made transparent to the public.
Updated 25 May, 2018 11:07am
If the state continues to treat Karachi as a municipality, it'll turn it into the least liveable city in the world.
Updated 21 Aug, 2017 02:43pm
With failing healthcare and education, many question why he focused on intercity roads and token urban transit projects.
Updated 09 Aug, 2017 12:45pm
Currencies rise and fall, what matters is when political brinkmanship takes precedence over national interest.
Updated 18 Jul, 2017 10:19am
Sunday’s attack is a deliberate act of violence intended to terrorise Quebec’s minority groups.
Updated 30 Jan, 2017 11:19pm
With more than half of the women of Pakistani origin not working, the struggle for economic parity remains elusive.
Updated 29 Nov, 2016 02:38pm
It's much more than dharnas: it's a daily struggle to work for the rights of those who are less fortunate than us.
Updated 07 Nov, 2016 02:31pm
An objective review of General Ayub Khan’s policies suggests that his primary motive was to prolong his rule.
Updated 05 Nov, 2016 12:53pm
Ms Lagarde has asked us to raise our own funds for growth, cut losses, educate women and children, and end corruption.
Published 28 Oct, 2016 09:45am
Protecting borders is futile when the population inside is unspeakably suffering.
Published 06 Sep, 2016 07:34pm
By rewarding vigilantes, the Karachi police is abdicating their responsibility to protect our life and property.
Updated 10 Aug, 2016 10:13am
Captain Khan’s parents have shown tremendous courage and grace in standing up to America’s national bully.
Published 05 Aug, 2016 12:44pm
Would martial law have been declared in Pakistan had Karachi not been hit by the worst flood in 45 years?
Published 26 Jul, 2016 12:15pm
If there's anything I've seen on my travels to Turkey, it is that they are an astoundingly resilient people.
Published 01 Jul, 2016 11:32am
A number of Pakistani graduates have been reduced to grudgingly embracing the job-education mismatch in the country.
Updated 10 Jun, 2016 02:23pm
Intolerant of progressive voices, the right-wing media will doctor images to spread hate against institutions.
Published 25 Apr, 2016 03:10pm
A relatively small number of Americans have been named and shamed in the Panama papers.
Published 21 Apr, 2016 10:52am
