Cholera in a time of neoliberalism
The seventh cholera pandemic in modern history has killed millions of people in the Global South since its outbreak in Indonesia in 1961. Over the last few months, there have…
Beyond gonorrhoea and cholera
Comparisons have been made between Donald Trump and Narendra Modi. They may have several facets of personality and politics in common but their routes to power were entirely different. Modi’s…
A broken workforce
On the UN’s Human Development Index, Pakistan occupies a pitiful rank. It perches on one of the lowest rungs on education and health indicators. If our performance in the recent…
Three urgent national crises
Three urgent national crises will remain unaddressed no matter who comes out on top in the political and institutional free-for-all battle royale that currently rages among Pakistan’s elite. The reason…
The looming water crisis
Water scarcity is a growing concern across the globe, affecting millions of people every day. With a rapidly growing population and increasing demands for water resources, many countries are facing…
Abandoned citizens
Do you know anything about Chacha Zaman who lost everything he had, to a high flood on the night of August 20? Surely nobody knows about him because he lives…
A plan for climate change
The recent floods in Pakistan are a manifestation of climate change. This is not a call but an irreversible shock to the country. We need to now analyze and anticipate…
In dire straits — the aftermath of rains and floods
Pakistan is amongst the countries that are worst affected by climate change. An early summer with extreme temperatures, melting of glaciers and long spells of rainfall, resulting in devastating floods…
The forgotten deadly pandemic
Tuberculosis (TB) has been claiming human lives throughout history, starting with records of human deaths dating back to over 9,000 years ago. As its killing spree peaked in most of…
The right to water
The people of Pakistan, particularly those in southern Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan, are facing the worst kind of water crisis. Electronic and social media are inundated with images of disease-ridden…
