What’s in a name? Everything
On June 3, 2024, in the case of ‘Mehr Bano Langrial etc vs Federation of Pakistan’, the Lahore High Court ruled that the government must give women the option to…
The true test of the SIFC
The logic for a public-sector vehicle that does what the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) is supposed to do is solid. Pakistan’s governance system doesn’t work for anyone, even the…
HEC invites applications for accreditation of research journals
The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan has invited applications for accreditation of Pakistan-based research journals for the year 2023-24 (July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024). The applications can be submitted at…
Communicating climate change
The emergence of non-traditional threats has created several challenges for the regional and international security environment and crisis management. Threats like climate change have magnified the significance of communications during…
What went wrong?
The post-floods growth scenario has become controversial with International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at odds with the World Bank projection. The IMF in its recent…
Safety for all
Most refugees do not want to leave their homes. In my family’s case, a volcano erupted just 8km (5 miles) away from the only house?they?ever knew. Black smoke rolled above…
The rich owe $5.7trn to the poor!
Recalling the promise, world’s richest countries made on 24 October 1970 through a landmark UN resolution, to give a small percentage of their income annually – just 0.7% – in…
