October 2020

Olive Cultivation in Pakistan How to exploit our potential   You must be aware of the fact that there are several living trees in different parts of the world which are thousands of years old. But do you know that among such ancient trees there is one species still bearing fruit that is also in humans use even today? These …

Sino US Relationhow to GEt back Track?

Shifting Sands

The Pension Bomb “The government is paying Rs470 billion on account of pensions [to former government employees or their spouses]. This amount is almost equal to the amount [Rs500billion] that we pay to the existing government employees as salaries. At many universities, the amount spent on paying pensions has increased more than spending on salaries. The problem must be streamlined …

THE DIRECTION OF TOURISM IN PUNJAB Asim Raza The overall dimension of tourism in Punjab is going to change. The statement might sound a bit exaggerating at the moment, yet, in reality, it is as honest and factual as one can aspire any quality news to be. After reading this article, you will also be in consonance with me in …

Pakistan-Bangladesh Economic Ties Since July 22 when Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Bangladeshi counterpart Shaikh Hasina spoke by telephone, there have been growing calls for reconciliation between both countries as it is more than evident that political and economic compulsions appear to be taking both the leaders towards rapprochement. Despite an unfriendly political environment, trade has been considered one …

Pakistan’s Enduring Governance Challenges   Asadullah Noonari It is the quality and features of governance that translate the extent of peace and stability and prospects of economic development in a country. The word governance is derived from the Greek word ‘kubernaein’, meaning steering or piloting. It was also used by Plato concerning how to design a realm of rule. In …

Nuclear diplomacy of Pakistan Aftab H. Wahla Since the dawn of the nuclear age – with the dropping of nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 – nuclear diplomacy has been on the centre stage in international affairs. The post-war multilateralism has given significant expansion to the scope and jurisdiction of traditional diplomacy and, today, economy, technology exchange, scientific …