Economic Affairs

Budget 2024-25: Generous Allocation for IT but Limited Prospects for Bridging the Digital Divide

On 12th June, Pakistan’s coalition government unveiled the proposed budget for the fiscal year starting 1st July with a total outlay of PKR 18.9 trillion, representing an almost 25% jump from the outgoing year’s revised expenditure estimates. As always, the upcoming fiscal year’s budget had different meanings for different stakeholders

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Emerging technologies

Entering a New Era of Information Warfare

The traditional recourse to kinetic combat capabilities may no longer be adequate in a technological era increasingly dominated by non-kinetic modalities of warfare. Information warfare, an emerging mode of hostile engagement, includes actions taken to deny, exploit, corrupt, or destroy an enemy’s information and its

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Food Security

Distressed Wheat Farmers

Wheat, due to its widespread consumption and its nutritious value, is considered a staple food in Pakistan. Its cultivation is done on a large scale throughout the country, with Punjab being the largest wheat-producing province. However, for several weeks, the country has witnessed distressed wheat farmers protesting on the streets. They started protesting against excessive delay in wheat purchase by the government and the reduction of the

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Emerging technologies

Supercharging AI Models: The Formula One of Tech Dominance

The pursuit of technological advancements powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become crucial for startups and organisations around the world. There is an increasing realisation of the need of being at the forefront of cross-cutting technologies in the competitive tech market. In this context,

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Emerging technologies

Exploring the Tech Factor in Cyber Espionage

In the traditional modes of warfare and intelligence, espionage was an exclusive domain of spies working covertly to gain access to an enemy’s sensitive information. However, greater leaps in technology over the years have raised the significance of cyber domain for intelligence, paving the way for cyber espionage.

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