The alternative and renewable energy potential of Pakistan on August 11, 2020The Council of Common Interests (CCI), Government of Pakistan, on Thursday, August 6, 2020, approved an alternative and renewable energy policy (2020) of the government. This policy will unleash the full renewable energy potential of Pakistan. Energy plays a pivotal role in socio-economic development by raising the standard of living. It is becoming gradually accepted […]
Moving forward with outcome based engineering education under Washington Accord on December 9, 2019In traditional education system the students have been molded right from their childhood with “Perform or Perish”. Today we teach the students to “get only marks” rather motivating them for lifelong learning of knowledge and skills. Traditional education system concerns what contents should be taught and assesses how well students have received knowledge while outcome […]
Moving forward with outcome based engineering education under Washington Accord on December 6, 2019In the traditional education system, students are moulded right from their childhood with ‘perform or perish’. Today, we teach students to only ‘get marks’ rather than motivating them for a lifelong yearning for knowledge and skills. The traditional education system focuses on what contents should be taught; it assesses how well students have received knowledge. […]
Islamabad National University: Needs to be an Interdisciplinary Research University on June 27, 2019Prime Minister Imran Khan, on December 21, 2018, announced the establishment of the Islamabad National University at the PM House. He formally initiated the conversion of the PM House into the Islamabad National University (INU). The PM stressed the importance of ‘quality education’ for a nation’s ‘progress and development’. The PM also approved the establishment […]
Integrated energy planning on May 29, 2019The state of Pakistan’s energy sector is a primary constraint on the country’s economic development. In a way, the story of the energy sector is symptomatic of virtually all sectors of the economy. There is overwhelming evidence of coordinated policy formulation. The problem is not a disagreement on the objectives; it is a disagreement on […]
Structural reforms: the only way to escape the poverty trap on April 21, 2019Despite progress with service delivery, improvement in social policies and improving economic conditions, many analysts acknowledged the persistence of poverty as an issue requiring more direct actions. Economic reforms are typically split into two categories: macroeconomic reforms, often pursued under the patronage of the IMF; and structural or price reforms designed to improve resource allocation […]
The new CEO of Bank of Punjab on April 21, 2019Established in 1989 with majority shareholding of the Punjab Government, the Bank of Punjab (BoP) played an instrumental role in the development of Country. However, because of the imprudent lending decisions of the management from 2004 to 2008, the reputation of the bank and financial position suffered badly and there was a decline in financial […]
Presidential vs parliamentary form of government on April 18, 2019The constitutional structures of national government take a variety of forms. Broadly speaking, the democratic systems can be divided between presidential and parliamentary arrangements. The method of electing and removing the head of government is among the most important variables. Chief executives in both presidential and parliamentary systems can be removed from office by the […]
Structural reforms needed to escape poverty trap on April 16, 2019While there has been some progress now and then in terms of service delivery and social policies are clearly improving, most observers of Pakistan’s economy agree that more direct interventions are needed to deal with the persistent poverty. Economic reforms typically fall into two categories: macroeconomic reforms are often pursued under IMF tutelage; structural reforms […]
Ease of doing business and inclusive economic growth: Pakistan’s perspective on December 22, 2018The Ease of doing business index ranks countries against each other based on how the regulatory environment is conducive to business operation and stronger protections of property rights. Economies with a high rank (1 to 20) have simpler and more friendly regulations for businesses. Pakistan is ranked 136 among 190 economies in the ease of […]