On their webpage, titled ‘Resilience, environment, and climate change’ the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has indicated ‘As per the worldwide climate index, Pakistan ranks 8th most vulnerable country to…
The outcome of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, where representatives from almost 200 nations reached a consensus to commence the reduction of global fossil fuel consumption, marks a pivotal…
Eleven children were abused in Pakistan every day in the year 2023, per Sahil – an NGO working for children’s welfare. In total, 4,213 cases of child abuse were reported…
What causes macroeconomic instability? Main determinants that come to mind are elevated levels of inflation, fiscal deficit (FD), current account deficit (CAD), and debt burden. Moreover, what brings sustainable macroeconomic…
The pursuit of climate prosperity has become a defining theme of international cooperation, signalling the end of an era when climate commitments were viewed in isolation from socio-economic development with…
In the energy sector, nothing seems to be working to increase consumption on the grid. The concept of full cost recovery from the consumer is fundamentally flawed and is exacerbating…
The quality of air in Lahore and across many other parts of central Punjab is so bad that breathing in the outdoors feels like it’s worse than smoking two packs…
The fall in inflation (to be precise CPI inflation) to single-digit in August –stood at 9.6 percent – meant that it was almost after three years that inflation had come…
As Pakistan is struggling to improve its falling agricultural economy, the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in agricultural enterprise management is proving to be a game changer. This…
RUSSIA’S ‘special military operation’ against Ukraine, launched on Feb 24, 2022, is morphing into a long, drawn-out war. Initially, Russia made substantial territorial gains, but the Ukrainians fought back and…
