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Women, climate change and health

Climate change has impacted many people worldwide, from Syria and Turkey to Bangladesh, Maldives and Pakistan. Coping with the recent floods has left a lot of the population of Pakistan…

Climate change & finance strategy

This new finance goal is an insurance policy for humanity, amid worsening climate impacts hitting every country. But like any insurance policy – it only works – if premiums are paid…

Pakistan must change direction

Pakistan’s persistent failure to develop a strong economy and combat growing poverty stems from incompetent governance accompanied by massive corruption at the highest levels, leading to economic collapse, and bringing…

Transforming maturity profile of domestic debt

Inflation is falling rapidly, nearing a four-year low, with FY25 (July 2024–June 2025) average inflation expected to fall within the SBP’s medium-term target of 5-7 percent. The tight monetary and…

Hungry for change

Rahim Khan was born very weak, according to his father, a daily wage earner from Ganche, in the Gilgit-Baltistan region. A few months back, a severely malnourished, 12-month-old baby Rahim…

Gearing up for change

THE newly elected government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has a rare window of opportunity to exercise leadership by aligning national climate action with the ongoing economic reform agenda. The…

Child domestic workers

CHILD labour is more pronounced in the informal sector compared to the formal sector. In Pakistan, over 12 million children are engaged in labour as cited in an HRCP report.…

Catalyst for change

SOME TIME ago, the story of the physical abuse of Rizwana and the tragic passing of Fatima dominated the news, shedding light on Pakistan’s multifarious challenges. These incidents, while deeply…

A game changer?

THE Middle East’s security landscape could be transformed by an unanticipated development that took place earlier this month. Long-standing regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed to restore bilateral relations after seven…