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June 14, 2013

Donkey population rose sharply in Pakistan

 The donkey population in the country sharply rose during the five-year tenure of the Pakistan People’s Party-led coalition government, revealed the Pakistan Economic Survey 2012-13.

The donkey population welcomed 300,000 new members during the past five years, while the population of horses, camels and mules remained stagnant, according to the survey. Interestingly, the survey noted, it took General (retd) Pervez Musharraf almost a decade to add 600,000 donkeys during his eight-year military rule, while Nawaz Sharif only took two-years to add the same number to the donkey population.

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Solar energy strategy for Punjab

By Hassan Siddiq 

With its abundance of land, labour capital and entrepreneurs, Punjab in Pakistan is rich in all four factors of production required for economic growth. With a population approaching 100 million people, majority of which is young, and a GDP (Purchasing Power Parity basis) of nearly $300 billion, it has endless potential to grow exponentially over the next many years. However, the growth is being hampered by one single constraint: lack of energy. With a current demand-supply gap of about 4,000 megawatts (MW) in the province, the problem is expected to continue to exacerbate at the rate of 6.0 percent per annum in the business as usual scenario.Read More »Solar energy strategy for Punjab