Dr Hasnain Javed

2024 – The year of elections or perhaps the ultimate year of elections as some are calling it. Over 60 countries will head into general elections this year. The domestic atmosphere will be charged with energy, streets buzz with new promises and slogans and millions spent on lavish election campaigns. However, the political atmosphere in […]

The forecast by Economic Intelligence Unit predicted Pakistan’s default on its external debt in 2024. Needless to say and judging by the political and economic events of the past year, one can see that the year 2024 is going to be eventful. Numerous challenges plague Pakistan’s economic situation and one of the major factors contributing […]

China is a land of immense capacity and with it comes great lessons for developing countries to learn. China’s Global South Strategy has been in discussion for years and I believe there is a great deal that developing countries like Pakistan and developed nations can learn from it. China’s Global South Strategy took a stronghold […]

Rooming the buzzing marketplace in China, I am simply gobsmacked at the sheer range of products in every category I come across. If “consumerism” has a name face, China is it. I mean a country that tops the global ranking for manufacturing with over $2.01 trillion in output. Now put it in the context that […]

In the last few weeks, I have written to many political representatives of various political parties urging them to raise their voices against the privatisation of PIA and Pakistan steel Mills headed by a single man. It is extremely frustrating to read statements that are later retracted and have no plan of action in one […]

Now Logic will Prevail (Ab Baat hogi logic se), is the underlying message of the new PML N political campaign. The advertisement presents numbers and references for the fantastical economic performance during the PMLN era. All this time, the posed PTI supporters are shown to be in utter disbelief. The campaign idea and the execution […]

The Reko Diq saga continues to captivate and confuse its observers. The 7-billion-dollar copper-gold project recently caught the attention of the Egyptian business mogul, Naguib Sawiris. Recognised as one of the largest unexplored copper and gold production sites, Reko Diq can potentially produce 200,000 tons of copper and 250,000 ounces of gold annually for over […]

The G20 summit is behind us all. However, it seems that the Indian propaganda is still working its magic. I would not have realised its impact until recently I chatted with a colleague who was angry and ashamed of Pakistan’s global position. While I understand that Pakistan has a weak global presence, there is no […]

The power sector’s circular debt rose to Rs. 2.646 trillion as of July-May 2023. According to data from the Power Division, payables to power producers rose by Rs420 billion to Rs1.771 trillion, while payables to state-owned generation companies (Gencos) increased by Rs9 billion to Rs110 billion. However, Power Holding Limited’s (PHL) share of the circular […]

“What freeman knoweth freedom? Never he Whose father’s father through long lives have reigned O’er kingdoms which mere heritage attained. Though from his youth to age he roam as free” (Helen Hunt Jackson)   The marvellous words of the American activist & poetess stand true to this day, even though she wrote this in a […]