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Lack of incentives for Pakistani elites and their domination of economy has much to do with regular interruptions in democracy.

In many Arab countries young people continue to feel neglected. The latest Arab Human Development Report claims that shifting demographics are incubating the next political crisis. By Kareem Chehayeb

Lack of incentives for Pakistani elites and their domination of economy has much to do with regular interruptions in democracy.

The COVID-19 pandemic is still with us, devastating lives and livelihoods in many corners of the globe. At the same time, the largest number of violent conflicts since 1946 is causing record-high numbers of people to be forcibly displaced from their homes. That includes the war on Ukraine, which is not only causing immense human

PUTRAJAYA: There is no significant gap between those of different races, genders, strata, age groups, education and marital status, with the Malaysia Happiness Index (MHI) 2021 showing that Malaysians are generally happy.

As President Joe Biden and several Gulf and Middle East leaders meet in Jeddah, they will be discussing global energy markets, regional security, countering Iran, and building on the Abraham Accords. But in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and as the Russian war on Ukraine reverberates, half of the countries in the region, and tens of millions of people, are facing desperately worsening socio-economic conditions. If the summit seeks to work toward a more stable Middle East, the U.S. and Gulf l...

Bangladeshs success story can be an eye-opener for the rest of the world: Dr. Atiur Rahman

There is nothing inevitable about the constitutional and economic crises that we are facing. These are a consequence of our civilian and military rulers’ reckless elite bargains, chopping and...

UNDP estimates that the economic privileges of the elite amount to Rs3.6tr or roughly 6pc of Pakistan’s economy.

Inequality is of course not a Pakistan-specific problem