Opinion: Pakistan’s economic plight can’t be blamed on its avaricious elites alone

The ultra-rich in every country are greedy. What sets Pakistan’s elites apart?

Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com

· Feb 03, 2023 · 01:30 pm

Pakistan’s India-centric defence colleges aren’t preparing its officers to fight the Taliban

With its advanced American-Chinese weaponry, the army should have been able to drive out the militants. But that has not happened.

Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com

· Jan 12, 2023 · 07:30 pm

Opinion: Pakistan’s poor are poor because of rapacious elites, not because of bank interest

The ruling regime’s desire to end bank interests has more to do with the upcoming elections than the ongoing economic turmoil.

Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com

· Dec 20, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Why the state of science in Pakistan is so dreadful

From defence technology to space programme, the country has hardly made any progress.

Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com

· Nov 27, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Why Imran Khan’s agenda recalls the tale of a Pakistani hailed for kit that let ‘cars run on water’

Just as the water car violated thermodynamics, the former prime minister’s plans for his country violate commonsense.

Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com

· Sep 27, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Opinion: Radicalism will consume Pakistan if it accepts the demands of Tehreek-i-Taliban

If the group wins in ex-Fata, how long before it spreads to other parts of the country.

Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com

· Jul 27, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Opinion: What Pakistan can learn about school education from Israel

Israel has shown the effectiveness of its brain power – it has also exposed the vulnerability of opponents who do not have it.

Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com

· Jul 04, 2022 · 07:30 pm

By prioritising security, Pakistan has pushed human development and economic growth into the margins

The ISI is an efficient organisation. But it is not trained to help Pakistan attain prosperity and international competitiveness.

Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com

· Jun 16, 2022 · 07:30 pm

What enables leaders like Imran Khan to command the senseless devotion of millions in Pakistan?

Absolutism has made the country’s politics less and less issue-oriented and more and more tribal.

Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com

· May 02, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Opinion: In four years of his rule, Imran Khan has proven he is Pakistan’s Donald Trump

Many similarities between the two leaders are startlingly close.

Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com

· Mar 21, 2022 · 01:30 pm

For true scientific development, Pakistan needs critical thinking – not a university at PM House

Three critical questions must be answered by the country’s government before wasting taxpayers’ money.

Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com

· Feb 12, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Before Pakistan can produce any science worth the name, it must overcome its deeply held prejudices

Rejecting non-Muslims of high professional merit has come at devastating cost to Pakistan.

Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com

· Jan 20, 2022 · 01:30 pm