Shahid Javed Burki
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.
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.
Conflicts like those in Syria and Yemen reflect a number of factors, the most prominent of which are the conflict between Islam’s two sects, Sunni and Shia, and that between fundamentalists and reform… read more
Recently, it came to light that the US was attempting to negotiate with Pakistan a deal to constrain the Pakistanis’ fast-growing nuclear weapons program. But, while any move toward non-proliferation … read more
The Taliban's December 16 massacre of students at a military school in Peshawar was the single deadliest attack in the group’s history. But, by attacking the children of military families, the Taliban… read more
Last month, after years of indecision, Pakistan’s military launched a full-scale military operation in the North Waziristan Tribal Agency aimed at eliminating terrorist bases and ending the region’s l… read more
With executive authority increasingly in the hands of elected representatives, Pakistan's government has taken three important steps toward strengthening democracy and the rule of law. This would put … read more
The current turmoil in the Muslim world has one important cause that is rooted in neither religious ideology nor sectarian struggle. In Egypt, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey, rapidly growing and increasin… read more
Pakistan’s moment of political truth is fast approaching. On May 11, some 40-50 million voters will elect a new national assembly – and the result, preceded by a spike in extremist violence, is likely… read more
Since mid-December, Pakistan has experienced political and economic volatility that is extraordinary even by Pakistani standards. But, while the fragile political structure that began to be erected fo… read more
It is not often recognized that women of a certain class in Pakistan are receiving the kind of education that enables them to enter the modern sectors of the economy or to become entrepreneurs. In edu… read more
