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Magna Carta for Pakistan

In 1215 AD, King John of England signed the Magna Carta – a historic power-sharing arrangement with a group of rebel barons. Its philosophy is enshrined in the British legal system, as well… Share Next Story >>> In 1215 AD, King John of England signed the Magna Carta (‘The Great Charter’) – a historic power-sharing …

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Meaningless numbers

Courts in Pakistan, our government and our academia have discovered metrics. Every day, there is talk of data being our solution. Put numbers to performance reports, hiring processes, performance delivery, teacher attendance, student attainment and hospital management and we will have great governance.There are those who argue that mobile phones and apps will control us. …

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Excluded from elite space

The Prime Minister has announced an EHSAS program for poverty alleviation. It is quite an admirable step. However, handouts and credit and online opportunities are not a substitute for opportunity. Contrary to what Pakistani analysts put out, poverty is always caused by exclusion from opportunity. Give the poor a chance and they will lift themselves …

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Only the paranoid survive

Andy Grove, founder of Intel, coined the fundamental management principle to navigate the exponential and unpredictable dynamics of the semiconductor sector, ‘Only the Paranoid Survive’.The semiconductor market grew 22 times in the two decades since 1975, or the market doubled every 1.2 years. Many initial players did not survive.In the 1980s, telecommunication giant AT&T hired …

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Understanding smart lockdowns

Lately, the term ‘smart lockdown’ has been thrown around by many for mechanisms that are neither smart nor define a lockdown. For a range of reasons, a complete lockdown is opposite of combating the Covid-19 outbreak. This necessitates the need to find an alternative that can help reduce the pressure on economy, personal and national, …

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Enough brick and mortar

The novel coronavirus has exposed the weakness of our development planning. We have plush roads for cars, but the health industry remains stagnant. We have 200 universities with a few accomplished… Share Next Story >>> The novel coronavirus has exposed the weakness of our development planning. We have plush roads for cars, but the health …

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Economic packages are not enough for a weak economy like Pakistan

’’اقتصادی پیکجز پاکستان جیسی کمزور معیشت کے لیے ناکافی ہیں‘‘پاکستان انسٹیٹیوٹ آف ڈیولپمنٹ اکنامکس کے وائس چانسلر ڈاکٹر ندیم الحق کا کہنا ہے کہ پاکستان کی معیشت کا پہیہ چلتے رہنے کے لیے ضروری ہے کہ بہتر انتظامات کے تحت سمارٹ لاک ڈاؤن پرعمل درآمد کیا جائے۔سوال: پاکستان میں جزوی لاک ڈاؤن کیا معیشت کے …

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