Despite entering the era of digital age the approach of our government institutions, with control of our resources in the hands of the few, is to act in accordance with their normal modus operandi and delay the process. This is done to the detriment of the masses and is a true reflection of the colonial era…
In its broadest definition “Culture” is “the way we do things”, corporate culture is the way an organization is organized. Defined by the people who manage and work in the organization it partly comes about naturally. On the other hand, Corporate identity is a western term to describe ways for making a company distinctive and…
The troubled history of India-Pakistan relations has always remained a gravitational point of international academic debates. The intellectual circles from different corners of the world have produced sufficient literature on the changing dimensions of the India-Pakistan rivalry based on their varying viewpoints. Thus, the contesting arguments of global intellectual communities witnessed similar trends in the…
Context The New Cold War paradigm and great power rivalry framework is settling in and beginning to define international affairs. After Europe and Pacific, the Middle East is emerging as another hotly contested theater between the global powers. While Ukraine has been consuming most of the media bandwidth, matters related to Iran’s nuclear program and…
Imagine two opposing parties slugging it out in a court of law and then both accepting the ruling wholeheartedly afterwards. Imagine indicted individuals coming to court or jail without displaying victory signs. Imagine the truth actually coming out during a hearing. Imagine the competence, or lack thereof, of the prosecution and defence open for public…
In the last three decades countries like China along with Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore and South Korea have achieved enormous levels of growth in trade, education, development, research and economic stability. This rise of these countries has far-reaching effects on the regional politics of Asia and on the politics of global dominance. The center of…
The Annual General Meeting of the KCFR members was held physically at 11:00 am on Saturday 30th July 2022 at Defense Club, DHA Phase 2, Karachi. Following attended: S. No. Name Designation Physical/Virtual 01. Lt. Gen (R) Moinuddin Haider Chief Election Commissioner Physically 02. Mr. Ikram Shegal Chairman Physically 03. Mr. Javed Ashraf Hussain Vice Chairman…
As Sri Lanka boils and goes over the brink, there are some parallels for Pakistan. The South Asian island-nation state is literally unnerved and apparently has no contingency plans to stay afloat. What has happened in Colombo is not an inertia affair, but a sustained collapse of head and heart while ruling the tiny entity,…
Put simply, financial inclusion is access to formal financial services by individuals and firms to use a range of quality payments, savings, credit and insurance services which meet their needs with dignity and fairness. These services include credit, savings, deposits, payments, transfers and insurance etc. In recent years an important driver towards financial inclusion has…
IN a world already filled with a sense of doubt, espionage and artificially hyped sensationalism, does the recent Deep-fake controversy in Pakistan hold much value? This is not meant to be a triggering statement, rather a rhetoric posed for a moment of self-reflection. With so much presented as “fake” or manipulated, one should fully understand…
