When I was young, I was told by my parents “Use things, do not abuse them”. As a child it was hard to understand the importance and complexity of this advice but as an Economist, it all makes sense now. Over the years I have realized the concept of wastage and how flawed our perception …
Nowadays, it is common to hear everyone talking about the value of data. Although data has been very important since forever, this recent hype has been caused after people realised they could sell even basic information. For example, Facebook uses personal information of users to target advertisements, i.e they are selling data to marketers. With …
Pakistan has many obstacles that restrict it from moving ahead, and so for many, including myself, it simply remains a country that has a lot of potential which is not being met. One of the many problems we face is our political system. There are flaws that can be corrected by some tweaks but what …
I know I am going to get hammered on this topic by friends and foes alike. Well it is an important topic and moreover it has been on our news quite a lot in the recent past. So here goes… Being a national of a country means that you are an integral part of that …
When I was young, reading facts about the world used to make me really proud. Not only did Pakistan have the world’s second highest mountain in the world, Mount Godwin Austen (K2), but it also was in the list of the top ten most populous countries. For me this meant that we were a strong …