Age of plastic
IN the iconic coming-of-age film The Graduate (1967), Dustin Hoffman’s young character, freshly graduated from college, is pulled aside at a party by an acquaintance who bluntly offers him a…
In Peru, a gold mining battle rages over registry of ‘impunity’
Thousands of gold miners camped out in the centre of the Peruvian capital and blocked the main highway this week to protest government plans to regulate illegal mining that experts…
The wages of conflict
THE recent three-day Pashtun Qaumi Jirga in Jamrud was a reflection of the anguish of people who have suffered in a conflict that has ravaged KP for over two decades.…
Economic corridor: unfinished agenda
Although much steam out of CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) has been let out, the unquestionable positivity demonstrated on it by Pakistan and China, from time to time, makes this…
Transforming agri landscape through ICT-enabled agribusiness management
As Pakistan is struggling to improve its falling agricultural economy, the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in agricultural enterprise management is proving to be a game changer. This…
The age of uncertainty
IN the midst of the worst catastrophe Pakistan has faced in living memory, uncertainty looms about the future. But with that comes an opportunity to rebuild lives and make the…
Minimum wage
AT present, there are three laws providing for the regulation of the wages of workers employed in certain industries. The oldest one is the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, which…
Nothing coded in Modi’s agenda
THE Uber ride was smooth despite the rain-clogged roads, and I was thanking the driver with a heartfelt smile when the frail and vulnerable-looking fellow burst into tears, crying unconsolably.…
Loss and damage
THE recent flood disaster in the country has triggered an unprecedented interest in Pakistan’s climate crisis and global climate injustice. It is now commonly said that whereas Pakistan’s share in global carbon…
Return to the dark ages
IT is a year since the Taliban stormed Kabul to retake control of Afghanistan some two decades after the conservative Islamic regime was routed by American forces following the events of 9/11.…
