Saeed Afridi
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How America lost Afghanistan after winning it?
According to Saeed Afridi, a former management consultant focusing on the Energy Industry, the US was on its way to victory in Afghanistan. However, due to a vast array of policy failures, the US lost the war in Afghanistan. This is a lesson for the US administration who should focus on evidence-based decisions to avoid turning future victories into defeat.
Pakistan’s youth remain intellectual cannon-fodder
Opinion | As these words are being written, scores of well-meaning but largely self-deluded political hocks are being wrongfully arrested and carted off to face...
Pakistani Democracy’s Last Hope, A Chameleon Cleric?
Like many post-colonial transitional democracies, Pakistan, in a constant battle with itself since its inception, stubbornly refuses to transition towards becoming an independent state....
Why so many in Pakistan are scared...
Saeed Afridi | Malala, the name has become a symbol of so much more than just a little girl. Malala also has become a one-word...
Democrats: We are Defined by what we...
Saeed Afridi | Democracy is a complex and much misunderstood entity in countries with a history of authoritarian rule. Transition from authoritarianism can suffer distortions...
CPEC: A Chinese Vision Since 2005
Saeed Afridi | China’s rise has been attributed to the successful implementation of its ‘Dual Track’ transition policy based on gradual, incremental and near-constant reform of its economic sector in conjunction with Five Year Plans. The is Dual Track policy emphasised on social and economic reform; without any corresponding political reform.
How is the government confusing all of...
Saeed Afridi | Pakistan is a country that loves technicalities. Irrespective of which walk of life a Pakistani is from, ask them a straightforward question,...
Malala: Why so many in Pakistan hate...
Saeed Afridi | Malala, the name has become a symbol of so much more than just a little girl. Malala also has become a one-word...