Humair Ishtiaq

X-Square: Clicking, not thinking

The line between knowledge and information is fast getting blurred. In the modern internet-driven society, it is common to come across young people who take it for granted that if something is not there on the Internet, it doesn’t exist, or is at least no Published 07 Apr, 2013 05:05am

X-Square: The shady world of IQ

Having touched last week on the somewhat — if not downright — disproportionate regard for IQ readings in the corporate world, I believe it is in the fitness of things to have a look at what it is like in the academia. Published 31 Mar, 2013 05:00am

The ones who shied away

KARACHI: Being the main player in the realm of monetary policy, it is only logical that the opinion of those having led the State Bank should matter the most. Ironically – or perhaps understandably – these were the Published 02 Dec, 2012 03:06am

Addressing poverty the BISP way

KARACHI: Though there is little argument over the fact that the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has indeed delivered the goods for the marginalised, it is not without its share of allegations – fair or unfair, due or undue, but allegations all the Published 30 Oct, 2012 12:08am
Bursting at the seams

Bursting at the seams

EVERY time Karachi shuts down for one reason or the other, the national kitty suffers because the city`s ... Published 11 Oct, 2010 12:00am
Bursting at the seams

Bursting at the seams

EVERY time Karachi shuts down for one reason or the other, the national kitty suffers because the city`s ... Published 11 Oct, 2010 12:00am
Straight talk: Re-Butting, eh?

Straight talk: Re-Butting, eh?

With the chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board having withdrawn his comments about England players and preferring to... Published 10 Oct, 2010 04:30am

Straight talk: Re-Butting, eh?

With the chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board having withdrawn his comments about England players and preferring to... Published 10 Oct, 2010 12:00am

The positive side of loadshedding

WITH power breakdowns becoming more of a norm than an exception, it is only understandable that people are moving... Published 04 Oct, 2010 12:00am

Innovative generation of power

The government may or may not take inspiration from examples, but, ironically, they only add to the depressing mood... Published 27 Sep, 2010 12:00am

Innovative power generation

THE national energy crisis getting worse by the day is causing serious heartburn at the domestic level and adding to... Published 27 Sep, 2010 12:00am

Straight talk: Everyone and his dog

Three weeks after the scandal first broke out, there is little change in the ground position. Everything said and... Published 26 Sep, 2010 12:00am

Revival of ship-breaking

IT has been after a pretty long time that the number of ships dismantled at the Gadani ship-breaking yards crossed... Published 20 Sep, 2010 12:00am

Rules of the game

THE assessment report released by Unesco on the World Literacy Day earlier this month noted that “Pakistan is off... Published 19 Sep, 2010 12:00am

Salaried class jittery

THE impact of disaster caused by one of the worst floods in national history is gradually coming to surface.... Published 14 Sep, 2010 12:00am

Salaried class jittery

THE impact of disaster caused by one of the worst floods in national history is gradually coming to surface.... Published 14 Sep, 2010 12:00am

Straight talk: Mob justice?

At the very outset, this one needs a bit of contextualisation. The lines to follow have nothing to do with what may... Published 10 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Slump in pre-Eid sales

Slump in pre-Eid sales

WHILE fruit and vegetable traders are doing reasonable business, their counterparts in garments, shoes, accessories... Published 06 Sep, 2010 12:00am

A comeback of sorts

THOUGH Pakistani manufacturers and exporters of sports goods did not have a particularly good time during the... Published 30 Aug, 2010 12:00am