Tag: Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri
When women write – Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri
‘Womansplaining’, edited by Senator Sherry Rehman, is an anthology of thought-provoking essays – written by some of the most remarkable women – ‘navigating activism,...
Demystifying the economy – Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri
First, the good news: the International Monetary Fund (IMF), one of Pakistan’s biggest lenders, has expressed confidence that Pakistan’s economic growth in the last...
Delta calling – Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri
Ancient Greek alphabets, alpha, beta, gamma, delta…. are once again being used widely worldwide – this time recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Restoring the ecosystem – Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri
Back in 1987, ‘Our common future’, also known as the Brundtland Report, proposed the three main pillars of sustainable development: economic growth, environmental protection,...
Food and energy inflation – Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri
There are many ways to measure inflation. It can be measured as ‘core inflation’ that looks at change in prices of goods and services...
Farmers’ protests in India – Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri
By supporting the Indian farmers, celebrities such as Rihanna and Greta Thunberg have given a new stir to their protests. Their criticism of Indian...
Two years in power – Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri
August 18 marks the second anniversary of the PTI government in office. The second half of the government’s second year in power was affected...
Turning to agriculture – Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri
The writer heads the Sustainable Development Policy Institute.
I was down with Covid-19 and in isolation for the whole month of June. That does not...
Lessons from the quarantine – Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri
For decades, we were taught that agriculture is the backbone of our country’s economy. In the 1990s, however, we found that the contribution...
Corona and the rural economy – Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri
The reported share of agriculture in Pakistan’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is 18.5 percent which certainly does not look impressive.
But then look at it...