Lessons from Africa (Part Two)
China’s investment in Africa has useful lessons for Pakistan. In the second part of Lessons from Africa, Asad Abbasi takes a closer look at how Chinese investment has...
Lessons from Africa (Part One)
China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is generating euphoria in Pakistan. In the first part of the two part series ‘Lessons from Africa’, Asad Abbasi briefly looks at...
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Free Trade or Protectionist Policies?
China is seeking to invest $46 billion in Pakistan. Intuitively this may seem like a good idea, however, by applying Ha Joon Chang’s ideas,...
An uninvited guest: Karachi’s Heatwave
KARACHI, Pakistan -The devastating heatwave has taken a toll of over 1200 and has overwhelmed the city with panic which is persisting through it....
Lotus Potus – Is the United States of America, India’s new fair-weather friend?
An unprecedented trip to the airport to pick up the guests of honour, an evening stroll and tea in the gardens, a bear hug...
5 Reasons to be excited by this year’s Nobel Peace Prize Winners
1) The Young shall Inherit the Earth At just 17 years old, Malala Yousafzai is the youngest ever winner. 2) The Recognition of the Role of...
IWD 2014 | Women’s parliamentary quotas in Pakistan: an insider’s view
One aim of International Women’s Day is to encourage and facilitate more women to take up senior leadership positions in politics and commerce. However,...
“I have never seen so much enthusiasm and happiness in people’s eyes when they cast their vote”: reports from the historical Pakistan elections
This weekend Pakistan went to the polls to hand over power, for the first time in the country’s history, from one civilian government to...