US Media Environment: My Interview With Prof Aminah Al-Deen
Raza Rumi and Prof. Aminah Al-Deen discuss the alarming state of journalism and media in the United States. They discuss how all American mainstream…
کیا ترقی کو اتنی بڑی قیمت ادا کر کے لانا لازمی ہے؟
شروع میں زبردستی گھر خالی کروائے جانے پر بہت شور مچا لیکن پچھلے کچھ عرصے سے یہ بہت خاموشی سے ہو رہا ہے- بغیر…
Pakistan moves 25 places on World Happiness Index, ranks highest in South Asia
Happiest nation of South Asia, Pakistan, on the latest World Happiness Rankings moved 25 places and ranked 67th out of the total 156 countries…
Incomplete BRT Project Raises Question Mark On PTI’s Performance in KP
TransPeshawar or Bus Rapid Transit is a mega-development project initiated by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government. It is still under construction. The project will be…
On social justice and immigrants in America. (Part 1)
My talk on Social Justice and immigrants in America. I discuss the example of China. The Chinese diaspora emerged as a key driver for…
Raza Rumi says that Karachi operation not the ultimate solution, we have to build institutions
Raza Rumi says that the sucess of the operation in Karachi can only be guranteed if all the stakeholders are taken into consideration. However,…
Nawaz Sharif, a veteran of Pakistan’s political tumult
CNN’s Jethro Mullen weighs in on Nawaz Sharif The strongest contender to become the next Pakistani prime minister is hardly a newcomer to the…
Reforming the education system
The recent debates on education have also highlighted how the education sector is not receiving its due compared to say defence, infrastructure and other…
Time for a consensus on economic policy
My piece which was published by The News under the title Prospects of change The recent decision of the federal cabinet to rationalise General…
An agenda that does not deliver
South Asia is a region marked for its turbulent history and its endemic poverty and misgovernance. Much has been written about how certain states…
Vandalism in the name of development
I was introduced to this photo taken by Khanpride by Jami Sirhandi. His plea was to stand up to the ‘development mafia’ and stop…