Nadeem Iqbal

Nadeem Iqbal

  • Ghost in the machine

    Ghost in the machine

    The AI-powered Ameca, made by the UK-based engineered Arts and described as a perfect platform for human-robot interaction, greets visitors at...

  • Higher education in distress

    The disqualification of now-former chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan Khalid Khursheed by the GB Chief Court on a fake foreign degree charge has...

  • An unforgettable tragedy

    “Rescue 1122 was also tasked to bring a rescue crane, but it was not arranged even though it was recorded in the meeting minutes held by the...

  • Transparency and the RTI

    Pakistan’s Right to Information Act is playing an instrument role in generating information that can help hold the corrupt accountable for their...

  • What is the cost of a protest?

    Never has the constitutional right of assembly ever been put to the test till now. This has now changed. While the federal government wants to curb...

  • Complaining to the president

    Complaining to the president

    It took more than two years for a widow to get relief from the ultimate office of the head of the state, for the release of a small amount of around...

  • Rights of patients

    Rights of patients

    In a case of severe medical negligence at a healthcare centre in Multan, at least 12 patients completely lost eyesight in one eye after they...

  • Cost of living

    In a classic example of double jeopardy, consumers in Pakistan are faced with raging inflation and a virtually nonexistent smart price management...

  • Awards for our doctors

    The neglect to recognize the healthcare community in the recently announced ‘Pakistan Civil Awards’ has once again raised questions regarding...

  • Commit to quit

    Abdul Sattar Edhi once said: “Even many poor who come to me for aid have a cigarette pack in their packet.”On the occasion of this year's World...

  • Setting national standards

    After a long haul, this month’s decision by the Council of Common Interest to have uniform food standards in the whole country might be a step...

  • Unfolding the FATF

    Finally, the FATF debate has reached parliament – where it belongs, because the FATF is not a one-time compliance but an evolving hybrid...

  • Tobacco use: the bigger picture

    Are we going towards a scenario where cigarettes are replaced with safer nicotine delivery products like vaping or e-cigarettes under well-defined...

  • Law for litigant in person

    Some years ago, when celebrated human rights lawyer Asma Jahangir was approached for a fee quote to file public interest litigation in the...

  • Personal data protection as a rights issue

    The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication , has once again revealed its intentions to establish a legal framework to protect...

  • Decision-making during a pandemic

    It’s between reality and fiction, between half hope and half fear. The National Action Plan to contain Covid-19 through short and long-term...

  • A pandemic strategy

    The existing federal and provincial policy frameworks regarding disaster management and epidemic diseases fell flat on the face of the severity of...

  • The sustainable consumer

    “Your T-shirt might be cheap, but that price might only be possible because someone is working under terrible working conditions for a...

  • Revamping price management

    It’s almost every day that the Islamabad district administration publishes the rate list of fruits and vegetables on social media. People still...

  • Empowering consumers

    In the existing bureaucratic food regulations to ensure access to quality food, a consumer cannot get a food sample tested from an accredited...