Opinion

Monday 06/June/2016 16:18 PM

Windmills and world trade

When the winds of change blow, a Chinese proverb says, some people build walls and others build windmills. Given the tremendous environmental challenges the...

Monday 06/June/2016 15:20 PM

The Karachi shuffle

Unlike Lahore, which is the pride and joy of our Punjabi prime minister, Karachi has no patron. The city continues to grow to accommodate people from all...

Sunday 05/June/2016 17:01 PM

Germany’s rash rush for Russian gas

In the right circumstances, we can all be gullible fools – which will be the case if the European Union welcomes the Nord Stream 2 project to double the...

Sunday 05/June/2016 14:54 PM

Confronting the global threat to democracy

Across the world, populists are attracting votes with their promises to protect ordinary people from the harsh realities of globalisation. The democratic...

Sunday 05/June/2016 14:27 PM

‘Foreign aid: dump it’

For decades now, Pakistan’s economy has been driven by foreign dole. Since it comes carrying global or regional political/economic designs of the donor,...