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ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy has announced some new decisions followed by press briefings by Power Division Minister Awais Leghari. Most of these pertain to renewable energy. The main decision is to do away with the upfront tariff for renewable energy in favour of competitive bidding. Earlier, some confusion had persisted about competitive bidding as there was no word …

KARACHI: In early December 2017, the government announced the production of surplus electricity in the country. Although the government may have been able to reduce load-shedding, it is the shifting composition of the fuel mix used in power generation that is essential as it can have an impact on the local fuel market as well as implications for the electricity …

Does truth have a history, itself has been history, or has become a thing of history in a world that increasingly tends to look at truths as alternative facts? It is a common perception that truth is an integral value of human nature, or all living creatures’ instinct. Seen from a historical perspective, truth is considered a behavioural trait that …

A comparative analysis of the RTI laws in the four provinces and the federal territory leads to the conclusion that while they look good on paper, a lot needs to be done on ground Twenty years after the promulgation of the first Freedom of Information (FOI) Ordinance in 1997, the Pakistani right to information (RTI) scene looks dynamic. The country …

What are the implications of Trump’s decision to shift the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, on the Arab-Muslim World? After the December 7 decision of US President Donald Trump to shift the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the disputed capital of Israel, one can perhaps ask if the worst has happened. Since the US Congress decided …

In recent years the number of people engaged with social media has skyrocketed in Pakistan, but there are no institutions that offer advanced courses in the subject People with interest in the dynamics of society can’t afford to ignore the worth and effects of social media in the contemporary world. But in a country like Pakistan where unpredictable events unfold …

Trumpist populism could easily linger longer than most people readily assume. New populist nationalist parties have appeared across the developed world, and threaten to undermine the liberal international order. What is the likelihood that they will succeed? For better or worse, a lot depends on what will happen in the United States. American power was critical in establishing both the …

On the morning of May 31, 1992, as the Queen Mother unveiled the controversial memorial for Arthur ‘Bomber’ Harris outside the RAF Church in London, she was taken aback by a section of those in attendance jeering her. “He was a war criminal!” shouted one of the protesters, whose exclamation was met with a murmur of assent and derision in …

That there are few limits to Pakistan’s capacity to act as a regional trade hub is not something that is in doubt. It has always been a question of whether the will was there at the top of the government to push this vision into reality. So it should come as no surprise that Pakistan is central to the Asian …

THE recent oversubscription of the foreign loans sought by the Pakistan government, and the relatively favourable rates on which these were obtained, indicates that lenders seem to have shrugged off this year’s sharp (20 per cent) fall in the Pakistan Stock Exchange and concerns about widening trade and budget deficits, domestic political turmoil and threats of US sanctions. The market’s …