Pakistan’s AI checklist If AI is to be embedded into governance, we cannot rely entirely on foreign models. Updated 12 Jun, 2026 09:11am Email Your Name*Recipient Email*Cancel
Pakistan’s AI checklist If AI is to be embedded into governance, we cannot rely entirely on foreign models. Updated 12 Jun, 2026 09:11am Email Your Name*Recipient Email*Cancel
Is K-IV a pipe dream? Karachi’s K-IV project has faced funding constraints and repeated delays since its inception. Updated 12 Jun, 2026 09:15am
Is K-IV a pipe dream? Karachi’s K-IV project has faced funding constraints and repeated delays since its inception. Updated 12 Jun, 2026 09:15am
Drugs and teens Parents should know that drugs aren’t just sold on street corners. Published 12 Jun, 2026 05:06am
Drugs and teens Parents should know that drugs aren’t just sold on street corners. Published 12 Jun, 2026 05:06am
Regulation and deregulation The challenge is to regulate intelligently, promote competition and enforce rules impartially. Updated 11 Jun, 2026 09:06am
Regulation and deregulation The challenge is to regulate intelligently, promote competition and enforce rules impartially. Updated 11 Jun, 2026 09:06am
Cracks in the edifice One has never seen the political class of this country as out of ideas as they are now. Updated 11 Jun, 2026 08:58am
Cracks in the edifice One has never seen the political class of this country as out of ideas as they are now. Updated 11 Jun, 2026 08:58am
While Atlas stands The approaching budget has a narrow window to begin correction. Published 11 Jun, 2026 07:08am
While Atlas stands The approaching budget has a narrow window to begin correction. Published 11 Jun, 2026 07:08am
Pakistan’s human capital future The benefits of investing in childcare, however, extend far beyond supporting working parents. Published 10 Jun, 2026 07:12am
Pakistan’s human capital future The benefits of investing in childcare, however, extend far beyond supporting working parents. Published 10 Jun, 2026 07:12am
Fragile ground The authorities’ aggressive response to protests has aggravated matters in AJK. Updated 10 Jun, 2026 09:07am
Fragile ground The authorities’ aggressive response to protests has aggravated matters in AJK. Updated 10 Jun, 2026 09:07am
Just don’t object The West is bent on intimidating those who stand up for rights. Published 10 Jun, 2026 07:12am
Just don’t object The West is bent on intimidating those who stand up for rights. Published 10 Jun, 2026 07:12am
America’s wars Policy in America is all about politics, which is all about power. Updated 10 Jun, 2026 09:12am
America’s wars Policy in America is all about politics, which is all about power. Updated 10 Jun, 2026 09:12am
Budget blues Everyone, it seems, has suddenly realised the poor state of the economy. Updated 09 Jun, 2026 09:29am
Budget blues Everyone, it seems, has suddenly realised the poor state of the economy. Updated 09 Jun, 2026 09:29am
Any cat to catch the mice The party minted into an untested force after a senior judge insulted unemployed youth as cockroaches. Updated 09 Jun, 2026 09:36am
Any cat to catch the mice The party minted into an untested force after a senior judge insulted unemployed youth as cockroaches. Updated 09 Jun, 2026 09:36am
Karachi’s quandary A city that fills other coffers must retain enough local taxes for itself. Published 09 Jun, 2026 06:50am
Karachi’s quandary A city that fills other coffers must retain enough local taxes for itself. Published 09 Jun, 2026 06:50am
Respite needed All one can fear is a familiar accounting exercise that aims to extract a few more rupees from a narrow, weary economic base. Updated 08 Jun, 2026 08:59am
Respite needed All one can fear is a familiar accounting exercise that aims to extract a few more rupees from a narrow, weary economic base. Updated 08 Jun, 2026 08:59am
Is parliament effective? The way constitutional amendments have been bulldozed through parliament in the past two years are a striking illustration of its attitude to parliamentary institutions. Updated 08 Jun, 2026 08:51am
Is parliament effective? The way constitutional amendments have been bulldozed through parliament in the past two years are a striking illustration of its attitude to parliamentary institutions. Updated 08 Jun, 2026 08:51am
Fury of the young Complacency in the face of youth movements is misplaced. Published 08 Jun, 2026 05:36am
Fury of the young Complacency in the face of youth movements is misplaced. Published 08 Jun, 2026 05:36am
Putin’s Pakistan puzzle Putin finds Pakistan another window through which to engage and send messages to Washington. Updated 07 Jun, 2026 06:37pm
Putin’s Pakistan puzzle Putin finds Pakistan another window through which to engage and send messages to Washington. Updated 07 Jun, 2026 06:37pm
GB: politics of ambiguity People in Gilgit-Baltistan take part in elections and form governments, but the real levers of power are not in their hands. Updated 07 Jun, 2026 09:08am
GB: politics of ambiguity People in Gilgit-Baltistan take part in elections and form governments, but the real levers of power are not in their hands. Updated 07 Jun, 2026 09:08am
Love, not bots Italian law requires parental consent for children to access AI. Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:54am
Love, not bots Italian law requires parental consent for children to access AI. Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:54am
Slow and steady healing For countries like Pakistan, slow medicine is particularly relevant. Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:07am
Slow and steady healing For countries like Pakistan, slow medicine is particularly relevant. Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:07am
Is Islamic banking Islamic? We should examine how close to Quranic edicts is Islamic banking. Updated 06 Jun, 2026 08:29am
Is Islamic banking Islamic? We should examine how close to Quranic edicts is Islamic banking. Updated 06 Jun, 2026 08:29am
Going it alone The idea of staying single is becoming increasingly acceptable. Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:07am
Going it alone The idea of staying single is becoming increasingly acceptable. Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:07am
Incomplete systems & markets Why does our healthcare system lack diabetes prevention and management programmes? Updated 05 Jun, 2026 08:47am
Incomplete systems & markets Why does our healthcare system lack diabetes prevention and management programmes? Updated 05 Jun, 2026 08:47am
Beyond budget arithmetic Pakistan has absorbed much of the fiscal cost of devolution without fully realising its potential efficiency gains. Updated 05 Jun, 2026 08:40am
Beyond budget arithmetic Pakistan has absorbed much of the fiscal cost of devolution without fully realising its potential efficiency gains. Updated 05 Jun, 2026 08:40am
Permanence & change We need to make a difference between form and essence. Published 05 Jun, 2026 08:16am
Permanence & change We need to make a difference between form and essence. Published 05 Jun, 2026 08:16am
The embrace of Nessus A little more than a decade and a half ago Pakistan finally abandoned its last attempt to try and get serious tax reform through. Updated 04 Jun, 2026 08:23am
The embrace of Nessus A little more than a decade and a half ago Pakistan finally abandoned its last attempt to try and get serious tax reform through. Updated 04 Jun, 2026 08:23am
The healing pen Dr Naseem spent her life providing succour to patients. Published 04 Jun, 2026 06:42am
The healing pen Dr Naseem spent her life providing succour to patients. Published 04 Jun, 2026 06:42am
