Founded in 1971 by German economist and entrepreneur Klaus Schwab, the World Economic Forum (WEF) is a not for profit organization that gained formal status in January 2015 confirming its role as an International Institution for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum’s mission is “committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic,…
To provide justice is a central endeavour of any human society and the aim of any state. However not all human societies have the same idea about what is just. That means, the idea of justice is different in different cultures and it changes over time. The understanding of justice in a tribal or a…
Imran Khan has made the fight against corruption a central if not the central point of his government’s political program. That is at it should be. Relatively a young state, Pakistan was created in 1947 with the intention voiced by Quaid-e Azam to save Indian Muslims from Hindu rule in a majority-based political system and…
The imperial form of police infrastructure that Pakistan inherited was deliberately created to serve the British rulers rather than promote harmony, security and adherence to the law. The Police Act of 1861 has never changed except for minor amendments. Even the new laws introduced by the Provinces retain more or less the essence of the original…
Apart from fighting corruption, improving governance is one of the major problems of Pakistan. Bad governance means that the state and its institutions are not fulfilling their tasks. This disturbs the service delivery for the citizens and makes their lives miserable, prevents the economy from taking off by delaying, mismanaging and hindering investment and wasting…
This years meeting in Davos has been overshadowed by a not so bright situation worldwide. The growth forecast of the IMF has just been diminished and Chancellor Merkel has just warned that the global financial system is damaged significantly. Climate change and trade wars are other dangerous developments that threaten our global economy. Other than…
Human civilization has been worshipping people’s resistance against cruelty, repression, abuse of authority, tyranny and military aggression since its inception. Subsequently, people who fought for independence, self-reliance, liberty, freedom, human rights and social justice became larger than life characters. People’s resistance brought drastic changes in the national histories of various nations, its resultant was full…
Abstract In October 2018, US President Donald Trump announced readiness to withdraw from Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force Treaty (INF) of 1987 that has provoked sparkling discussions among international strategic analysts. This research makes the point that Washington believes that both Russian and Chinese factor poses direct threat to its national security along with its allies and…
As the newly formed Imran Khan Government comes to terms with running the affairs of the State, there is a dire need for optimism and resolve. These are unprecedented times with new battlefields inside and outside the borders. The people of Pakistan are coming to realize what wrongs have been committed in the past and…
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has now entered into its fifth year of diversified but integrated operations. China proposed BRI which has been a large part of the investment landscape across a swathe of the world for five years will become increasingly important. BRI has completed diversified mega projects in all the participating countries…
