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Digital junk food
We often think of junk food as unhealthy snacks, but what if I told you there’s another kind of junk food that’s just as dangerous? This one doesn’t harm our bodies – it harms our minds. Mental junk food, like social media and viral rumours, is filling our heads with useless and harmful content. In Pakistan, while many can’t afford fast food, this mental junk food reaches nearly every home, especially through the smartphones in our children’s hands.
The age of data
Regardless of personal views, it’s evident that the bureaucracy and political leadership are fundamental in designing and implementing government…
AI journey: fueled by data, not hype
Advanced technology is the driving force behind modern states. Any state or society that lags in technology and innovation risks being left behind….
Clinical approach for effective governance
on October 12, 2019
Pakistan has been facing many challenges, both at national and international levels, since long. These include poor governance, the poor performance of the economy, the fragile relationship between state and society, the poor service delivery in education, health and urban amenities among many others. Intensity and complexity of these challenges have increased manifold over time […]
Rethinking reforms in the Higher Education
on July 1, 2019
Universities are considered as hubs of cutting-edge research and ideas. The potential of universities as engine of national development has attracted a great deal of attention of governments, policy makers and academia across the globe. But it also led many of them astray because they followed simple theory of sorts and assumed that there was […]
HEC budget cut will further erode productivity
on June 18, 2019
Zahid-Asghar Pakistan economy has been in a low growth trap for last three decades while its neighboring countries China, India and Bangladesh have sustainable moderate to high economic growth rate during the same period. There can be many reasons for Pakistan low economic growth including its peculiar geographical location and geo-strategic circumstances. But its more than […]
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‘Governing the Ungovernable’
on September 18, 2018
Pakistan’s governance system that it inherited from the British has become outdated and deteriorated over the years. The country has also failed to transform its colonial-era bureaucracy. In the book ‘Governing the Ungovernable’,Dr Ishrat Hussain points out various weaknesses which led to this fall, and proposes a comprehensive agenda to reform all main institutions; ranging […]Buy bestselling books online
“Governing the Ungovernable”
on September 17, 2018
The government system Pakistan inherited from British colonial rule is not only outdated but has deteriorated over time. Pakistan failed to transform from a conventional colonial bureaucracy to a creative one. The book, “Governing the Ungovernable,” by Dr. Ishrat Hussain points out flaws that led to the government’s fall. Hussain proposes a comprehensive reforms agenda […]
Blame game: an impediment for reforms in Pakistan
Two civilian governments have completed their tenure successfully, and now a third has taken control in the centre. Their basic mission will be to effectively tackle the myriad of problems facing Pakistan today. Politicians have long propagated that regular elections will help to resolve our issues, as military interventions have impeded elected governments and their […]