National

An economy with no solid foundation

Pakistan’s economy has been nondescript for the last four decades, mainly because successive governments ignored ...
National

The price for inflation

There seems no end to people’s miseries, inflicted on them due to skyrocketing, unprecedented inflation ...
National

Water scarcity or mismanagement?

Pakistan is fast becoming water-scarce, though the issue is not primarily related to shortage of ...
National

A layman’s suggestions to resolve power crisis

With the start of the summer season every year, complaints, wailing, sloganeering and threats start ...
National

Let sunflower blossom, cut the import bill

The word “cash crop” is associated with the cotton crop in Pakistan, but the concept ...
National

No rains, no canal water in Cholistan

Chaudhry Ghulam Mustafa has sent an SOS to government authorities: “Help Cholistan villages, and save ...
National

Why not cheaper solar energy?

In the last week of April, the electricity shortfall in the country went up to ...
International

India’s controversial dams

The Pakistan-India water dispute has a long history. In the past, India exploited the water ...
National

Lessons from China for Pakistan’s farm sector

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) ranks China first in the world in terms of ...
National

The Thar coal exigency

Coal reserves in Tharparkar district of Sindh are estimated at nearly 175 billion tons, which ...