US shale and Saudi reforms on April 13, 2018Despite decades of hype and hopes for a move towards clean and renewable energy, petroleum fuels 95 percent of transportation of people and goods for trade. The astonishing growth in US shale oil production upset the apple cart of major oil producers including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), which is often touted as a […]
Healthcare in the US and Pakistan on January 24, 2018It is interesting to compare the healthcare systems of Pakistan and the USA, since both healthcare systems are not welfare oriented. In 2017, the Prime Minister of Pakistan launched a health insurance scheme which was supposed to provide healthcare coverage to families earning two dollars a day or less. Serious medical conditions and procedures like […]