Empowering women to empower a ‘new’ Pakistanon September 14, 2018The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has come to promising to focus on the country’s human resources to develop a ‘new’ Pakistan. Because women constitute almost half of the Pakistani population, their development is pivotal to Pakistan being able to achieve its true potential as a nation-state. The importance of this empowerment is demonstrated by the fact that a 2016 International … [Read more...] about Empowering women to empower a ‘new’ Pakistan
Can the PTI initiate an Indo-Pak peace process?on August 30, 2018Will cricket legend Imran Khan’s ascension to power in Pakistan ease tensions between his homeland and India? Mr Khan, who took the oath to become Pakistan’s 22nd Prime Minister (PM) last week is immensely popular in cricket-crazy India. The rivalry between Pakistan and India is so strong, however, that even he may find it hard to repair the broken ties between the two nations, which have fought … [Read more...] about Can the PTI initiate an Indo-Pak peace process?
Sustained democracy: Pakistan’s key to a prosperous futureon July 24, 2018While democracy appears to be on decline in the United States and elsewhere after the election of President Trump, it is heartening to note that one of largest Muslim nations in the world, Pakistan is heading towards another democratic transition through general elections this month. Successful completion of two consecutive democratic terms for a country like Pakistan — which has seen extensive … [Read more...] about Sustained democracy: Pakistan’s key to a prosperous future
