How Pakistan wasted Guterres and Geneva
Yesterday, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, along with the United Nations, co-hosted a conference on the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the country’s flood affected areas. The superfloods of 2022 were…
Secretary General Guterres
Mr António Guterres is the perfect pick for the “most impossible job in the world”. I had the pleasure of meeting him when I headed UNAMI in Baghdad and was…
AI: A governance priority
The lightning pace of technological advancement, especially the advent and mainstream adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across the globe in such a short span of time, has caught so many…
Oxygen for humanity
In my career of over three decades in the development and humanitarian arena at national, regional and global levels, I have often pondered over why stakeholders fail to embrace peace…
As cities heat up
THE news from New York is not good. On Sunday, as world leaders arrived for the 79th session of the UN General Assembly that was set to begin on Tuesday,…
Bold action to rescue SDGs in Pakistan
AS the New Year beckons, and the world begins to count down the final six years of the United Nations’ Agenda 2030, our shared vision of decisive progress towards sustainable…
What did Baku deliver?
COP29, widely referred to as the Finance COP, concluded with an agreement on a $300 billion annual climate finance package under the much-anticipated New Collective Quantified Goals (NCQGs). After two…
A new role for men
Pakistan, a great nation brimming with resources, talent, and a vibrant history of inspiring leaders who created a great country, deserves a higher standing on the global stage. However, its…
In a toxic bubble
We do seem to be in a bind, struggling to breathe – literally as well as metaphorically. While the crisis of smog in large areas of Punjab, with Lahore as…
Threats and diplomacy: Iran’s dual strategy on Israel
Awaiting Israel’s promised retaliation for a missile attack earlier this month, Iran has balanced threats of a fierce response to any Israeli attack with diplomatic efforts to prevent escalation into…
