Pakistan’s GDP PPP crosses $1 trillion, ranks 25th in world
Wali Zahid BREAKING: Pakistan joins trillion-dollar economies club as its gross domestic product (GDP) based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) just crossed $1 trillion. By PPP ranking, Pakistan is now 25th largest...
Panama Game: JIT report may result in slow death through NAB trial
A legal view | Barrister Ameer Abbas Khan | Guest post What outcome to expect from the Panama JIT report tomorrow? And what will Supreme Court do with the JIT report? This is the hot question everyone is asking...
Harvard predicts Pakistan GDP to grow by 6% over 10 years
Wali Zahid EXCLUSIVE: Pakistan’s predicted annual growth rate over the next 10 years is nearly 6 percent, according to the revised growth projections presented by researchers at the Center for International...
Pakistan’s economic future in 11 photos
How does Pakistan🇵🇰’s economic trajectory appear in years 2017, 2020, 2025, 2030 and 2050? In this exclusive piece, I take a look at 2050 first, then run it backwards to this year for you. Enjoy the ride....
HumanizeMedical initiative makes it to a global innovation shortlist
Hektoen International Journal of Medical Humanities last year published my Humanize Medical views as health flash. This piece was shortlisted in a global contest of ‘medical innovation – civilian’...
Pakistani passport ranked 4th least desirable
Pakistani passport has been ranked as the fourth least desirable in a 2017 passports index for the wealthy and well-traveled. The Nomad Passport Index ranks 199 citizenships and passports on five factors, more than...
Can Pakistan really benefit from SCO membership?
This originally appeared in The Nation on 12 June 2017. Pakistan has been admitted into Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as a Full Member at the SCO Astana Summit in Kazakhstan. SCO leaders have hailed the...
All you need to know about Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
Pakistan today became a full member of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at Astana Summit. So what is SCO, what does it do and who are its members? All you need to know about SCO – in one graphic: See...
Dateline Astana with Mona Alam | Pakistan at SCO Summit
Dateline Astana | Mona Alam Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif lands in Astana, Kazakhstan, on a chilly afternoon today to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2017. This 17th edition of SCO Summit...
A year on, how much do you know about Safe City projects?
Guest Post by Syed Omair Ali Tomorrow 6 June marks the first anniversary of the launch of Islamabad Safe City project. This anniversary piece reflects on what we have achieved so far, see what is in store for us...