Trump cuts threaten free vaccine programme for kids amid measles outbreak
Dr Ali Sherif normally gives about 50 doses of the measles vaccine to children each month at his clinic in Hobbs, New Mexico, near the Texas state line. The number…
Crisis of accidents
Fatalities in traffic accidents in Karachi majority of them inflicted by heavy vehicles has even caught attention of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, who recently directed Sindh government to take all…
The accord hoax
AN extraordinary piece of diplomatic skulduggery was signed with great fanfare in Doha on Jan 15, with mankind told a new era of peace and goodwill was to begin in…
Tobacco taxation
EVERY year, close to 164,000 people die due to tobacco use in Pakistan. This means 450 deaths per day, more than 3,100 deaths per week and over 13,600 deaths per…
Pakistan’s quiet road to success
Poverty has long plagued both India and Pakistan, two neighbours with shared histories and many would argue intertwined fates. Yet, as the years have unfolded, their economic trajectories have diverged.…
Public Accounts Committee perturbed by HEC’s failure to recover Rs1.5bn from defaulters
The Auditor General’s office on Wednesday raised alarm over the Higher Education Commission’s failure to recover more than Rs1.5 billion from scholarship defaulters. Calling it a critical matter, the issue…
Pakistan’s Covid success story
Five years back, on March 18, Pakistan recorded its first Covid fatality -- the pandemic which was sweeping the globe bringing death to Pakistan as well. The world was facing…
HEC, accreditation councils discuss challenges in quality education
Chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Prof Mukhtar Ahmad emphasised the importance of modernising accreditation frameworks and aligning them with international best practices. “To ensure quality education, we must continuously…
Access to high quality food
The world food systems are currently at risk due to climate change, demanding the creation of creative solutions to ensure long-term food security. For all vulnerable populations to have access…
Seed treatment: foundation of successful cotton crop
Cotton is a cornerstone of Pakistan’s economy and a vital source of livelihood for millions of farmers. The success of a cotton crop is not solely dependent on soil preparation…
