Strengthening GPs for UHC
GENERAL practitioners or family physicians are a great resource in any healthcare system. They are mostly the first point of contact. They understand people, their health and their lives as…
The fate of the republic
The seriousness of the crisis in Pakistan can be gauged from what is perhaps the most sobering of all the considerations as we begin to take account of the dead…
Technology in mental health care
WITH the world becoming increasingly aware of the snowballing mental health (MH) crisis, there has been a corresponding rise in digital-based solutions designed to respond and scale the delivery of…
The dual-use dilemma
Due to the intensifying geopolitical and technological competition, defence and security forces around the world now integrate civilian technology to stay ahead of their adversaries. This has given rise to…
Malaysia’s new crisis
In a first, the recently concluded general elections in Malaysia – held on Saturday, November 19 – have produced a hung parliament. Malaysian authorities had called early elections to end…
Do states lack resources?
journalist.It is claimed that states and governments lack funding and they should not run businesses. Their sole job is to facilitate market forces that can take care of any issues…
Anti-migrant policy
For 10 years, the UK Home Office’s Hostile Environment policy has been treating migrants as undeserving of the same fundamental rights as other individuals – in particular their right to…
Transforming the justice system
Delays in clearing court cases are a serious challenge in Pakistan. There were 1.5 million pending cases and 2.6 million new cases were filed in our courts in the year…
Ukraine enlists public in push for high-tech ‘Army of Drones’
In an undulating expanse of grassland at the city limits, a pick-up truck kicks up dust as it hurtles downhill, its passengers belting out the theme to 1980s hit comedy…
Say hello to the bullwhip effect
Wall Street knows better than to look the other way when Michael Burry, of the “Big Short” fame, casts doubts on the health of the economy and questions the Fed’s…
