The 2021 GHI
Some 811 million people suffer from hunger in the world and 41 million live on the brink of famine. Moreover, 47 countries, including 28 in Sub-Saharan Africa, will not even…
Power blackout 2021: inquiry report
On 9th January 2021, 23:40hrs, a major power blackout occurred which engulfed almost entire Pakistan, including Karachi, Lahore, Multan and Islamabad. It took 22 hours to bring electricity back into…
Reimagining 2021
2020 was the most awaited year. 2020 was a year culminating a successful decade of recovery from the 2007 recession. Big events were planned for signifying world progress. The Middle…
Policing in 2021
Last year (2021) saw several incidents that cannot be proudly remembered; they were primarily caused due to Covid-19 pandemic-induced economic fallouts, unprecedented price hikes and unemployment that led to poverty,…
Drugmakers to hike prices for 2021 as pandemic, political pressure put revenues at risk
Drugmakers including Pfizer Inc, Sanofi SA, and GlaxoSmithKline Plc plan to raise U.S. prices on more than 300 drugs in the United States on Jan. 1, according to drugmakers and…
AMAN 2021: ‘Together for peace’ Jan 31, 2021
Throughout the history of mankind oceans have acted as highways connecting the world into a global common. One of the most notable attributes of oceans is its ability to transport…
Budget speech 2021-22
The full text of budget speech of Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin that he delivered in the National Assembly on Friday, June 11, 2021 Bismillahir-Rehmanir-Rahim Mr. Speaker, 1.…
Human rights in 2021
The year 2021 began with families of slain Hazara miners refusing to bury their loved ones unless PM Imran Khan visited them. Their peaceful protest was called an act of…
Goodbye 2021
If 2020 was termed the year of unimaginable losses as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, then 2021 must be considered a year of hope, during which the process of…
