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By: TAYYAB TARIQ NARULA Bottom of the barrel One of the primary reasons why Pakistani lags behind the world in innovation is our cultural attitudes. We usually discourage trying new things and want to adopt the path chosen by our predecessors Innovation is central to the rapid development of any country. Advanced economies of the world are only making progress …

By: Dr Shenila Khoja-Moolji After the horrific accident in Bahawalpur, one of the key questions everyone is asking is who is responsible for it. Is it the poor lot of people collecting fuel from the old tanker? Or the state that leaves its citizens in such a destitute condition that they have to risk their lives to fend for themselves? …

By: YANIS VAROUFAKIS ATHENS — The recent elections in France and Britain have confirmed the political establishment’s simultaneous vulnerability and vigor in the face of a nationalist insurgency. This contradiction is the motif of the moment — personified by the new French president, Emmanuel Macron, whose résumé made him a darling of the elites but who rode a wave of …

By: Parvez Hassan LET us first acknowledge the good among us. For the first time in the history of this country, we are moving towards a genuine culture of accountability that includes the mighty and the powerful. There can be nothing more exhilarating than to see a sitting prime minister being subjected to an investigation before a joint investigation committee …

By: Amir Hussain I fear that I may not be doing justice to describing the sentiments of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral regarding CPEC. The intensity of these feelings emanate from a sense of being excluded and deprived from CPEC’s development potential – both in a political and economic sense. There is a new wave of a nationalistic upsurge, …

By: Talat Masood The latest visit of Prime Minister Narenda Modi to the US has been lauded as a great success by both the Indian and Western press. A lot of preparatory work had gone into the trip and, considering the type of relationship shared by the two countries and the congruence of their interests, this was expected. As regards …

By: Atta-ur-Rahman Pakistan has been struggling to establish a suitable system of democracy since 1947. The advantage of a presidential system is that the president can choose the federal ministers from the best brains in various fields in the country. These include people of international eminence who would otherwise not want to contest elections. However, under the parliamentary system, a …

There is little cogent or visionary opposition to the decimation of India’s secular and tolerant tradition By: Amartya Sen “Faith,” it has been said, “will move mountains.” It is an encouraging belief — when we need to move mountains. But in our day-to-day life, relying on unquestioned faith rather than on reasoning can be a big obstacle to leading an …

By: Zamir Akram Indian Prime Minister Modi’s recent US visit indicates the direction of Trump’s policy towards not only India, but South Asia as a whole. The ongoing review of the administration’s Afghan policy will also complement this strategy. This will have far-reaching implications for Pakistan. It is not surprising that Trump reaffirmed the partnership with India which has steadily …

By: Mazhar Abbas Politics and politicians have always been treated as ‘negative elements’ within the powerful elite, who’ve often been blamed for providing an excuse for imposition of martial laws. The politicians are termed corrupt, and have been blamed for lacking capacity and capability to run the system. These have been some of the excuses which have been given to …