Pakistan’s most important decision-makers are now facing a dire and extreme choice. They can either choose to inflict some long overdue pain on elite rent seekers, or they can...
I have lately been focusing on human rights issues in these pages. Those interested can refer to my previous articles: ‘Children’s rights matter’ , ‘Challenge child...
While the 21st century has ushered in remarkable technological advancements and a global movement for gender equality, it is disheartening to acknowledge that the legal field in...
Whenever American policymakers talk about India, they sing praises of its cultural diversity, hailing it as the world’s oldest and largest democracy. The euphoria of shared...
Singapore, consisting of many different ethnic and religious groups, became independent in 1965 and soon after the country’s policymakers focused on investment in education and development of...
Over the years, the value of the dollar, in terms of rupees, has been quite unstable. Pakistanis are observing that our government, even with the help of the IMF, the World Bank and wealthy foreign...
The recent increase in cases of conjunctivitis, commonly known as pink eye, in Pakistan, particularly in the Punjab region, where schools have been closed, is a cause for concern. Pink eye can be...
Deforestation is a global problem with far-reaching consequences. One of the most immediate and devastating impacts is the loss of biodiversity. When forests are cleared for agriculture, logging, or...
There must be millions of Pakistanis who have paid the required amount for their plot, plus development charges, but have not been given possession. The major reason, other than mismanagement and...
Bank customers are facing many difficulties due to faulty ATM machines. These machines are either found out-of-order or do not work properly due to their old and poorly maintained equipment. The...
It has only been a year since the BRT Green Line in Karachi became functional and news has already started pouring in about faulty escalators in two of its main stations.These escalators must be...
Despite the fact that Pakistan is rich in resources, it still lags behind other countries in the region and beyond. We have plenty of oil, zinc, coal, copper, iron, tiles of high quality, salt,...
Poverty has several dimensions in the rural areas of the country. Neither has the incidence of poverty been properly researched nor has it been addressed. The highly touted Benazir Income Support...
The monthly inflation numbers for September 2023 are in, and they present a pretty shoddy picture of the state of Pakistan’s economy. Year-over-year CPI inflation has shot up to 31.4 per cent,...
One of the most stubborn myths in our political discourse is that the death penalty deters crimes, of any sort, and that it is an effective tool when it comes to building a safer and more just...
