Disaster [Mis]management – A Collective Failure
Since 1950 Pakistan has been devastated by 29 major flood disasters. The country spent billions of rupees on thousands of flood protection measures, yet losses continued to rise. The ongoing colossal calamity is a good reminder to rethink about the flood protection strategy from scratch, as it has miserably failed the nation. It is a collective failure of everyone who participated in its formulation, provided funds for and implemented it.
Monsoon season on steroids: Any lessons learned for the future?
Excuses of God’s will may salvage some public officials’ consciences, but the reality is that it is poor governance and the lack of longer-term planning that are the key factors responsible for the deaths of close to 1300 people and the billions of infrastructure lost.
Achieving $50 Billion Textile Exports in 4 Years
Pakistan’s textile industry is on an upward trajectory with the addition of $500 million per month through incremental capacity. This has been enabled through TERF and its support of 100 new projects.
GVS meets with CEO Zameen.com
Dr. Moeed Pirzada, CEO Global Village Space, sat down with Zeeshan Ali Khan, the CEO and cofounder of Zameen.com. Zameen.com has transformed the real estate sector of Pakistan.
America: Weak Power to Super power to Hyper power?
Prof. Mandelbaum explains how US started as a collection of British settlements and underwent four stages of evolution as an international actor.
Water mismanagement and the private sector’s role in finding sustainable solutions
Pakistan is no stranger to water issues. The common man would believe the issues are a result of lack of water, but in reality,...
Message from H.E. Yves Manville, Deputy Chief of Mission, France
On August 15, 1947, in the very first broadcast of Radio-Pakistan as the official radio of free and independent Pakistan, and immediately after the...
Banking Sector of Pakistan on 75th Anniversary of Nation: A Snapshot
The effect of the recent downturn in the economy - with a worldwide rise in commodity prices, spiraling energy costs and political instability since...
Pakistan’s sporting achievements in 75 years
Any sport, just like the arena of war, brings out the profound and deep-seated human sentiment. It stands for the Darwinian struggle that lies...
Beating the odds to raise the Pakistani flag on the highest of places
The sport of mountaineering has come a long way in Pakistan in the last 75 years. If we go back 75 years, mountaineering was...
Caught in the debt trap
The 22nd IMF program, circular debt, G2G loans and an imminent 23rd program are lurking around the corner. It reminds one of Jaws, the...
Adversity into Opportunity – Pakistan’s 75th Anniversary
Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), the Northern administrative region of Pakistan, has undergone a dramatic positive transformation over the last few months. Known as the region of...