Our fragile planet
Earth faces unprecedented threats. Essential resources like air and water are under strain, as human activities push the planet to its limits. Industrialization, population growth, and unsustainable consumption have triggered…
Reimagining education
Pakistan’s education system and the outcomes it produces are among the worst in the world, with 26 million out-of-school children. Those who do attend school mostly do not learn the…
A fragile reset
On October 15-16, 2024, India’s Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar visited Islamabad for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. This marked the first visit by an Indian minister to…
COP29: resilience or fragility?
As world leaders gather in Baku today for the UNFCCC COP29, the urgency for decisive climate action has never been greater. This gathering offers a vital opportunity to shift from…
Reimagining SCO’s role in region
The Shanghai Coopera- tion Organisation (SCO) is scheduled to hold its upcoming meeting in Pakistan. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a mosaic of cultures, economics, and aspirations that goes…
Reimagining Irsa
THE Indus River System Authority is under siege. Irsa is the only federal institution in the country charged with regulating, monitoring, and distributing the Indus waters among the provinces. It…
Imagination in education
IMAGINATION is not an escape from reality or simply a tool of fantasy among creative types. It influences how we perceive reality and even reshape it. As such, it is…
Managing energy demand
LOOKING ahead, all households should consider investing in solar home systems for electricity and solar water heating to reduce energy expenses in the future. The government has historically provided unreasonably…
Leveraging COP28
AS we gear up for the 28th Conference of Parties (COP) in December 2023, it is important to remember that laggard momentum is no longer an option. It is time…
Just imagine it
REIMAGINING Pakistan has been a work in progress since the very beginning. Projects, seminars and books on the theme have proliferated, especially over the last decade. Similarly, today we see…
