Hassnain Javed

Some companies are ahead of the game the Spanish clothing retailer Zara is one of the most successful in the clothing industry, and its shorter supply chains have helped the company weather the Covid19 storm.While most western high street fashion brands have offshored manufacturing to Asia where labour is cheaper distance equals time.So, retailers have […]

Covid19 has brought disruption to the globalized and interconnected world. The challenges of Covid19 have led to a dark period both in terms of human suffering but also the damage is done to our political and social fabric. But before the pandemic globalization was already in retreat. Now that trend looks set to accelerate. It […]

“Beliefs do not need to be coherent in order to be Believed.” (In Search of Politics) Ironically the most coined term, Pakistan is passing through most difficult times has lost its force infact noone takes it serious these days. The present generation of Pakistan has managed to survive through all odds including a pandemic. Not […]

“You can not oppress, enslave, kill, torture, maime people for 200 years and than celebrate the fact that they are democratic at the end of it.” (Shashi Tharoor) A new report from the University of Cambridge’s Centre for the Future of Democracy claims that people around the world are collectively losing faith in democratic systems. […]

Once a Communist activist while addressing a group of workers promised, “when the revolution comes, you will eat strawberries and cream!” A worker responded, I dont like strawberries and cream. The Communist immediately replied, “when the revolution comes, you will like strawberries and cream”. The dark truth behind this joke, torments all those who build […]

“As long as you are upright, donot care if your shadow is crooked.” (Chinese Proverb) Charles Dickens in his novel “A Tale of Two Cities” describes the optimistic period of French Revolution that culminated at Jacobin Reign of Terror as, “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times…it was season of […]

The Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood’s statement, “we have attempted to define a curriculum which is outcome based, to create a more fair system” appears vapid when juxtaposed against A.H Nayyar’s assertion that Single National Curriculum (SNC) confirms that educational policy makers continue to have a skewed belief in what constitutes […]

“The empire is in utter confusion, sagehood and excellence are not clarified, we do not have the one Way and Power…these are men each of whom has his own little corner.” (The Zhuangi Ch. 33). Pakistan finds itself in somewhat similar confusion when it comes to decide on national issues. The Diamer Bhasha Dam (DBD) […]

“Is not Death the sole comfort of the Miserables?” Khalil Gibran Lebanon, the “cradle of civilization” and part of “Fertile Crescent” was hit by a massive explosion that rocked Beirut on 4th August 2020 leaving100 dead and thousands injured with bodies still buried in the rubbles. A giant mushroom cloud blast destroyed city’s port wheat […]

Moreover, the manufacturing sector will grow by 0.7% whereas the service sector will grow by 2.6%. The service sector can only grow if there is more growth in the manufacturing sector otherwise it will experience a trickle-down effect. For instance, if farmers do not have a higher yield and farm productivity, he will never plan […]