Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri

Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri

  • Why the poor don’t kill us

    Residents walk in an alley in Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, in Mumbai March 12, 2015.—ReutersIn his new book ‘Why the Poor Don’t Kill...

  • Why the poor don’t kill us

    Why the poor don’t kill us

    Residents walk in an alley in Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, in Mumbai March 12, 2015.—ReutersIn his new book ‘Why the Poor Don’t Kill...

  • The alchemy of ideas

    The entrance of the Alfred Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden is pictured on October 4, 2019. — AFPThe 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics, awarded to...

  • The alchemy of ideas

    The alchemy of ideas

    The entrance of the Alfred Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden is pictured on October 4, 2019. — AFPThe 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics, awarded to...

  • Barricades can’t build confidence

    People of twin cities are facing trouble due to the closure of Faizabad Interchange and Public transport in Federal Capital on October 13, 2025. —...

  • Barricades can’t build confidence

    Barricades can’t build confidence

    People of twin cities are facing trouble due to the closure of Faizabad Interchange and Public transport in Federal Capital on October 13, 2025. —...

  • When growth fails the people

    A person distributes meals among people.— AFP/FileThe World Bank’s latest report, ‘Reclaiming Momentum Towards Prosperity: Pakistan’s...

  • When growth fails the people

    When growth fails the people

    A person distributes meals among people.— AFP/FileThe World Bank’s latest report, ‘Reclaiming Momentum Towards Prosperity: Pakistan’s...

  • The real promise of the Saudi pact

    Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Yamama Palace, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on September 17, 2025. — X/...

  • The real promise of the Saudi pact

    The real promise of the Saudi pact

    Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Yamama Palace, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on September 17, 2025. — X/...

  • Marching bands and market share

    An image of the US and Pakistan flag. — Anadolu Agency/FilePakistan marks its 78th year of independence at a time when the very idea of...

  • Marching bands and market share

    Marching bands and market share

    An image of the US and Pakistan flag. — Anadolu Agency/FilePakistan marks its 78th year of independence at a time when the very idea of...

  • A summer we must not ignore

    This video grab taken from handout aerial video footage by UNICEF Jan. 24, 2021, shows widespread flooding in the Buzi area of Mozambique after the...

  • A summer we must not ignore

    A summer we must not ignore

    This video grab taken from handout aerial video footage by UNICEF Jan. 24, 2021, shows widespread flooding in the Buzi area of Mozambique after the...

  • After Bonn, all eyes on Belem

    After Bonn, all eyes on Belem

    This image shows steam coming out into the environment from a power plant. — AFP/FileThe climate talks in Bonn last month, meant to lay the...

  • After Bonn, all eyes on Belem

    After Bonn, all eyes on Belem

    This image shows steam coming out into the environment from a power plant. — AFP/FileThe climate talks in Bonn last month, meant to lay the...

  • After Bonn, all eyes on Belem

    After Bonn, all eyes on Belem

    This image shows steam coming out into the environment from a power plant. — AFP/FileThe climate talks in Bonn last month, meant to lay the...

  • Budget 2025-26: read the fine print?

    Budget 2025-26: read the fine print?

    Current minimum wage, Rs37000 per month, is almost equivalent to World Bank’s poverty threshold of $4.20 per day

  • The unbearable weight of plastic

    The unbearable weight of plastic

    Properly managed landfills and next-generation chemical recycling are part of answer that Pakistan can adopt to beat plastic pollution

  • Ceasefire redraws strategic lines?

    Ceasefire redraws strategic lines?

    Let’s see if world will seize this moment to help close most painful chapter of Subcontinent’s unfinished history