The GOR Wall ruining LahoreIt is now 12 years when Shahbaz Sharif willfully closed down GOR permanently blocking 6 public roads. There was no public engagement on the…Oct 14, 2021Oct 14, 2021
An Apology to the Youth of Pakistan from the Older Generation!Dear Youth of Pakistan,Apr 4, 20213Apr 4, 20213
Change the Sheriff not increase our taxesAbout 60 million uneducated children will enter our labour force over the next decade. All of us should focus our attention to jobs and…Jan 12, 20201Jan 12, 20201
Reform! What,Why and For who?Pakistan was made with a commitment to democracy and development but soon after the founding generation succumbed to greed and politically…Sep 20, 2019Sep 20, 2019
Political will or bad policy and reform design?Reform remains an elusive and little understood concept in Pakistan. The word is seldom used on TV. It is used even less in the cabinet…Aug 26, 2019Aug 26, 2019
How do consultants, donors and Pakistani ministries solve problems?The flood of 2010 showed me (I was Deputy Chairman of Planning then) how dysfunctional policy was in Pakistan and yet how good our…Aug 1, 2019Aug 1, 2019
Where are the opportunities for the poor?PM has announced an EHSAS program for poverty alleviation — an admirable step. But more than government aid the poor need to be included…Jul 10, 20191Jul 10, 20191
Recipe for sustained growth of jobs in Pakistan to meet youth bulgeThey ask me to give ideas for increasing employment in Pakistan. The answer they are expecting is build more industry, more industrial…Mar 27, 20193Mar 27, 20193
kill transactions, kill economic growthShopping malls are empty, consumer businesses are reporting losses in double digits, people are losing jobs while new ones are not…Mar 20, 2019Mar 20, 2019
To go or no to go to the IMFIn its first 6 months the Imran Khan government has been unable to resolve the question “to go or not to go to the IMF.” All manner of…Feb 5, 2019Feb 5, 2019