English Columnists
Hamaray Maqami Lam Yamang By Ardeshir Cowasjee
12 December, 2011
Bio Fuel: Energy resource idea for Pakistan in recent energy calamity by Naseem Sheikh
8 December, 2011
Energy is the lifeline of a nation. The economic engine and the wheels of industry, agriculture and business need energy to move forward. Unfortunately in Pakistan, due to energy crisis (increasing gap in energy demand versus capacity, Pakistan’s economic, industrial and social growth has been greatly constrained. Pakistan is spending almost 20 per cent of its foreign exchange on fossil fuels imports. Annually $7 billion is being eaten away in import of conventional energy resources that is equivalent to 40 per cent of total imports by the country, but the country still lacks far behind in tapping the vast potential of alternate energy resources.
India and the South China Sea By Momin Iftikhar
28 November, 2011
“The sea is full of unseen treasures, but safety lies in the security of the shores.”
(An Indian saying)
Nezaam Main Shfafeyat By Kuldip Nayar
24 June, 2011
Devolution Fundamentalists Vs HEC Chamchaas By Mosharraf Zaidi
12 April, 2011
The debate about the status of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in a post-18th Amendment scenario is being presented in interesting ways. One version of the debate is that this fight pits those who favour a centralised Pakistani state, against a band of do-good federalist champions – whose only interest is the strengthening of provinces and their autonomy. This is the version that a lot of well-intentioned people believe to be true. Unfortunately, the graveyards of the world are full of good intentions.
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