Pakistan’s over-reliance on economists on December 26, 2018Historically, Pakistani governments have been some kind of ‘expert’ at planning. In fact we have the famous episode of South Korea borrowing our five-year plan for economic development in the 1960s, and implementing it successfully to become an Asian tiger, whereas, for nearly the last six decades, we have drastically slid backwards in progress. Today, […]
Towards a sustainable financial system on September 13, 2018The buzz-word today in global finance is ‘sustainable finance’. An article published in the well-reputed periodical The Economist, explains the term ‘sustainable finance’ as an investment that focuses not just on financial returns but also on, environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives to be achieved through that investment. Some other, similar terms for sustainable finance […]
Article 62(1)(f): beyond the politics on February 19, 2018Whereas many Pakistani intellectuals marvel at the values of truthfulness and trustworthiness prevalent in the culture of the developed Western countries, when it comes to Pakistan, they declare confidently that such a strong ethical culture is not even possible in Pakistan, ever! In their utter despondency about the current (and future) moral status of their […]