Imran Shauket

THE tourism potential of Pakistan is limitless. Don’t take my word for it, but the word of a European relative who recently visited and travelled…

  IT has become national discourse led by the elite, talking heads and pundits that the world is somehow against Pakistan and constantly conspiring for…

On July 6th, a new political party was launched – Awaam Pakistan Party (APP). The buzz created by the launch of this new party has…

IN a previous article, it was argued that for Pakistan to manage rampant malnutrition and stunting, it has to implement local solutions. It was conservatively…

SHORT while ago, there was a remarkable symposium, “From Gandhara to the World”, organized by Imran Siddiqui, AS-EAP at MOFA. One hopes that the FM…

PAKISTAN is working tirelessly to create a vibrant tourism sector. In the next month, two international symposiums are being held to highlight Pakistan’s tourism potential.…

AN overwhelming majority of Pakistanis are hospitable, loving, accepting and tolerant people. In fact, secularism is the basis on which Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and…

IT is quoted often that Pakistan has a “youth bulge”. By some estimates, 60-65 percent of the population of Pakistan is under 30 years, and…

THERE is a saying in Urdu “bud sey budnaam bura”, which loosely translates to “bad repute is worse than being bad”. Nowhere is this saying…

AT a recent event in Bangkok which was organized to build tourism ties between Pakistan and Thailand, the author was asked to provide a keynote…