Shahid Javed Burki, former Finance Minister of Pakistan and Vice President of the World Bank, is currently Chairman of the Institute of Public Policy in Lahore.
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Shahid Javed Burki
Commentaries by Shahid Javed Burki
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Pakistan’s Tipping Point
LAHORE – Pakistan’s moment of political truth is fast approaching. On May 11, some 40-50 million voters will elect a new national assembly. …
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Resilient Pakistan?
ISLAMABAD – Since mid-December, Pakistan has experienced political and economic volatility that is extraordinary even by Pakistani standards…
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Malala’s Revolution
ISLAMABAD – The men who attempted to kill 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai on October 9 knew what she represented. Her active involvement since …
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Down by Law in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD – On June 19, in what it called a “short order,” Pakistan’s Supreme Court removed Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani as the country’s prime m…
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Healing the Sick Man of South Asia
LAHORE – Pakistan is undergoing three transitions simultaneously. How they unfold matters not only for Pakistan, but also for much of the Mu…
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Demilitarizing Muslim Politics
ISLAMABAD – Can Muslim governments free themselves from their countries’ powerful militaries and establish civilian control comparable to th…
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Pakistan on the Precipice
ISLAMABAD – Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari abruptly returned to Karachi on the morning of December 19, following a 13-day absence for …
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South Asia’s Whispering Enemies
ISLAMABAD – The leaders of the member countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation met last week in the Maldives for th…
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Pakistan after 9/11
ISLAMABAD – The 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States sent shock waves around the world from which Pakistan has still not recovered. I…
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When the Yankees Go Home
ISLAMABAD – Relations between the United States and Pakistan have continued to fray since a US Special Forces team killed Osama bin Laden in…
Pakistan’s Tipping Point
Vamsi Dharanikota: Pakistan had many opportunities in the past to take secular, democratic route. On every opportunity, Pakistan has chosen an Islamic, medieval route to the disappointment of its allies and observers. I…
Pakistan’s Tipping Point
Frank O'Callaghan: Must the issue of secular vs religious be resolved before a society deals with the substantive matters of how people live? It seems that all societies with this as a major factor in their public d…