The real disaster is the system
Prevention is better than cure’ and ‘History repeats itself’ are cliches that capture the painful reality of our country. Floods in Pakistan precipitate scarcity and poverty. Pakistan is an agricultural…
Famine strikes
History shows that famines are, for the most part, engineered. Be it through carelessness, selfishness or plain malice on the part of officialdom, creating the circumstances under which a population…
The power of nutrition in the first 8,000 days: why early nutrition matters
AS we celebrate Nutrition Week, we are reminded of a truth that is too often overlooked: the first 8,000 days of life are a critical window during which the right…
Military math
Fact 1: Pakistan’s entire annual defence budget is $7.5 billion. Fact 2: India’s Rafale programme alone costs $16 billion. Fact 3: Pakistan allocates $900 million to the Pakistan Navy. Fact…
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…
