Fundamental confusion in Pakistani policy making.

They think that powerful committees will do everything. Committees do nothing but pontificate on what is fed to them.

The key issue is who does the fundamental research and presents them with policy options.

SIFC only solve…

Discussions of “corruption” are simplistic, w caricatures, untethered from facts. Yuen Yuen Ang research academic masterclass Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) was full of brilliant insights, as are her books. Nadeem Haque interprets it for our local audience BOL Network
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As 🇸🇦 FM فيصل بن فرحان concludes his visit to 🇵🇰, Saudi Arabia has now conducted at least seven rounds of high level talks with at least four different Pakistani prime ministers over the last six years.

Since 2019, it has put anywhere between $5 billion and $25 billion on…

Consistently one of the most egregious multinationals when it comes to how it treats children in markets with low income levels, @nestle does it again.

ماشاللہ آج ہمارا انصاف کا نظام بہت ہی کیوٹ لگ رہا ہے۔

Fastest “from PAKISTAN” in Boston Marathon 2024 Boston Marathon Sadiq Shah with time of 2 Hours 57 Minutes 5 seconds! #BostonMarathon2024 🇵🇰

This is the kind of reform that inspires and uplifts nations.

The whole world needs to learn about national resolve from Pakistan’s young and vibrant reformers.

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You cannot be serious... 😂

🥇 @ the Humiliation Olympics.

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American diplomatic spokesperson reduced to this embarrassing nonsense because his bosses insist on defending Israel’s indefensible rampage in the Middle East.

Thank God! Finally! The most important reform that will power Pakistan’s revival.

65 year age limit for hiring new talent into government to be removed.

Because Pakistan’s biggest problem is that there aren’t enough old men in Cabinet and committee rooms.…

It is easy to stoop to name-calling & slander. It is much more intellectually challenging to debate, argue, & propose solutions. Let's hear what the defenders of the hybrid & Selected plus have to say as to what can be done to undo the elite capture amidst a crisis of competence

Saudi Arabia DID NOT participate in intercepting Iranian drones.
saudigazette.com.sa/article/642103…

A very good Jordanian perspective on what happened this weekend.

The US-Israeli rush to announce the birth of a new strategic alliance with Arab countries is deluded and insulting for countries that clearly see both Israel and Iran as the drivers of destabilisation.

The idea that #Jordan aided #Israel by intercepting Iranian #Drones over its airspace is a narrative being promoted by many in the west & accepted as fact by detractors of Jordan. Those interested in learning more about this & the attack may be interested in the following thread

Irfan Husain gets high five from friends on a life well lived dawn.com/news/1827689

Who is responsible for Israel’s genocide of women and children in Gaza and the wider fiasco in the Middle East?

Read this Stephen Walt essay ⬇️

“States with unchecked power tend to abuse it, and Israel is no exception. Because Israel is vastly stronger than its Palestinian…

How should we judge the Daanish Schools effort?

Should gifted and talented children on the wrong side of DHA be excluded from access to high-quality education just because of the circumstances of their birth?

Some reflections after Shehbaz Sharif’s inauguration of the Daanish…

Israeli PM shouldn’t be allowed to drag region to more escalation. Ending aggression on Gaza & measures that kill prospects for peace in the WB is the key to de-escalation. Iran retaliated to Israeli bombing of its consulate & said no more. Onus is on Israel now not to escalate.

Just getting an expert or a couple of experts is not going to lead to development or modernity

What is needed is a wholesale adoption of modernity and professionalism.

Everywhere from schools to universities from local to the federal from regulatory bodies to service…