Climate change is a security threat
The world treats defence as an existential priority – and rightly so, because lapses in readiness can trigger cascading crises. Climate change now carries the same gravity for vulnerable regions…
Starving children
Gaza is in the midst of a manufactured famine. I have witnessed far too many humanitarian catastrophes, but Gaza is unique. Gazans are 100% dependent on the flow of food…
Why the HPV vaccine is so essential
Just a few weeks ago, a 44-year-old woman walked into my clinic with unusual vaginal bleeding. My examination findings were strongly suggestive of advanced cervical cancer. My worst fears were…
Cervical cancer
AT an awareness session hosted by the Idara Bait-ul-Quran in Lahore, the room buzzed with a rare and powerful mix of science, faith and community spirit. Over 30 participants —…
Enabling genocide
A BRIEF pause in small portions of the targeted territory before the death knell sounds again. That’s what Israeli concessions of a temporary 10-hour gap in its daily genocidal endeavours…
Spending $200 billion
“The wealthy have a responsibility to return their resources to society.” — Bill Gates, describing the concept behind Andrew Carnegie’s essay ‘The Gospel of Wealth’. WILLIAM Henry Gates III, commonly…
Karachi’s roads are killing us
On a Monday evening in Ramazan, just moments before iftar, Abdul Qayyum, 25, was taking his pregnant wife, Zainab, for a routine check-up. As they waited at the junction of…
Pakistan’s final polio push
Pakistan’s journey toward polio eradication has been long andearduous, but it is a story of resilience, dedication, and unwavering commitment. Once a country with over 20,000 polio cases annually, Pakistan…
Defunding the world
In making America great again, the US is putting the final nail in the coffin of a world order it had put together, brick by brick after World War II.…
Sudden freeze
DONALD Trump’s recent decision to freeze US foreign aid for 90 days has sent shockwaves across South Asia, which has long depended on American assistance for economic development, healthcare, and…
