Major issues, poor response
ANY bit of information that exposes misgovernance or any hardship to citizens doesn’t make newspaper headlines. Much of such information is tucked away at the bottom of newspapers’ columns, often…
PMDC has resolved lingering out-of-syllabus questions issue: minister
For years, the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) has been marred by controversies over out-of-syllabus questions. On Wednesday, Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal claimed that the Pakistan Medical and…
Policy issues in the EFF programme — III
Covid-19 pandemic, and then the catastrophic floods in 2022, both of which had significant climate change causality – towards which Pakistan has contributed very little in terms of global carbon…
Policy issues in the EFF programme – II
In addition, lack of adequate regulatory capacity means that it is very likely, as has been the case in real markets, for example, agriculture, left to market forces without adequate…
Issues in provision of adequate level of climate finance
The World Bank Group (WBG) in its 2023 released ‘Pakistan – Country climate and development report’ pointed out that‘The total investment needs for a comprehensive response to Pakistan’s climate and…
Dialogue is the answer– what’s the issue?
While checking into a major international chain of Hotels in Cairo, a couple of years back, I was intrigued more by fascination than surprise by the “ Pin” all the…
Issue-based politics
TODAY is day 15 of the UN’s 16 days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign. Before you stop reading, bored by the prospect of a feminist diatribe, consider that 28…
The real issues
THERE is nothing complicated about Donald Trump’s win as much of the mainstream media would like the world to believe. If you live in America you know the truth, and…
Serious issues in IMF programmes: time for urgent reform
‘Augusto Pinochet’s coup in Chile is widely seen as inaugurating the global neoliberal era. As the 1970s progressed, neoliberal ideas and policies came increasingly to shape the agendas of international…
Serious issues in IMF programmes: time for urgent reform
‘Augusto Pinochet’s coup in Chile is widely seen as inaugurating the global neoliberal era. As the 1970s progressed, neoliberal ideas and policies came increasingly to shape the agendas of international…
