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Important issues for IMF, WB annual meetings 2022

‘When they gather in Washing-ton next week for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group annual meetings, the world’s finance ministers face what has been labelled a polycrisis: Challenges ranging from increased…

Floods, food & debt crises, and 77th UNGA session

The United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA’s) 77th Session from September 13-27 comes at a very crucial time for Pakistan, as the country suffers from unprecedented floods, while it was already…

Climate lessons from Covid-19

THE world is in a bit of a mess these days. Yet, bright sparks of hope appear every so often. One of these sparks of hope was an online seminar I attended…

Al-Farabi and education

It is an unfortunate fact that education in Pakistan fluctuates between various extremes. On the one side, we have proponents of education who advocate for, and stress on, scientific and…

An impending disaster

No matter how hard one tries to obscure truth and reality, they ultimately establish their infallibility. The situation in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOK) since 1989, and unsuccessful Indian…

The cost of the Panama leaks

The final outcome of the Panama leaks on the First Family's political fortunes cannot be evaluated yet due to three lines of action by the Sharif administration whose success or…

Rashad, my father

How do you write about a person who remained an integral part of your life for over 60 years? Someone who guided and helped you at every turn of your…