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Monday December 09, 2024
Samar Quddus
Samar Quddus

The writer is a research fellow at Lahore School of Economics. She can be reached at: samqk11@gmail.com

  • November 05, 2024

    Goodbye, poverty

    Focus on growth alone, while ignoring root causes of persistently high structural poverty, undermines growth itself

  • April 12, 2023

    Food insecurity

    The dozens of recently released videos that show deadly stampedes outside food distribution centres are a clear indication of hunger and food...

  • November 22, 2022

    Climate justice

    Amid a global economic and security crisis, all eyes have been on the COP27 agreement. The summit has approved the setting up of a climate fund –...

  • July 04, 2022

    Another perfect storm

    Almost a decade and a half after the global food crisis, a less famous sibling of the global financial crisis of 2008-09, the world once again...

  • February 26, 2022

    Too hot to live in

    Pakistan has a long-standing history of migration – both within the country and out of it. The relevance of emigration in shaping the country’s...

  • August 16, 2021

    The future is digital

    The global pandemic outbreak, followed by restricted movement of people and goods, compelled companies to instantly delve into innovative digital...

  • April 17, 2021

    In pursuit of happiness

    Amidst a deep crisis, people around the world showed great resilience in the face of the pandemic and its widespread effects. This has been found in...

  • February 16, 2021

    Beyond Covid-19

    The 21st century mainly gave us the unabated war on terror, civil conflict, political disruption, climate change, and above all global epidemics...

  • July 16, 2019

    The tradition lives on

    Women in the sub-continent keep the tradition alive by draping themselves in the wonderful sari...

  • January 06, 2019

    Hunger pains

    Despite an overall decline in the levels of extreme poverty in recent years, we are still witnessing social and economic deprivation.Progress in...

  • May 06, 2018

    Women in poverty

    Almost half of Pakistan’s population comprises women, yet there have been rising concerns that women in Pakistan are subjected to be socially and...

  • November 25, 2017

    Pathways of pollution

    Once famous for its scenic gardens, historic monuments and buildings that manifested a unique cultural heritage, Lahore has now become one of the...

  • July 04, 2017

    When scarcity strikes

    Water is a basic necessity of life. Since access to water has been recognised as a human right, the obligation to provide clean and safe drinking...

  • May 14, 2017

    Towards financial integration

    In the recent years, the world has been witnessing an unprecedented increase in financial globalisation and international capital flows among...

  • April 16, 2017

    The fate of the forest

    Timber is a precious commodity in Pakistan. Higher timber prices in Pakistan, as compared to the world average, have made the timber business...