Reform agenda
EXCEPT for the 92.97-metre javelin throw by our spirited lad from Mian Channu, Pakistan has been left behind the rest of the world, economically, technologically, and on all counts of…
PMDC seeks action plan to improve MDCAT standards
The MDCAT Reform Committee, established by the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PM&DC), has created three sub-committees to streamline reforms for the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT). These sub-committees,…
Blurred boundaries
As I sat on a live talk show recently, discussing the high-stakes COP29 summit in Baku and the mounting climate crisis, my call for Pakistan and India to one day…
Can a COP29 deal clean up scandal-ridden carbon offsets?
A deal at the COP29 climate talks on trading carbon credits could see billions of dollars move into emissions-reduction projects this decade but after a string of scandals, the market…
A ten-point agenda for COP29
As countries begin preparing for COP29, all states are looking to enhance their NDC (Nationally Determined Contributions) ambitions and report on progress at Baku in November. Developing countries, however, are…
The adventures of Gandapur
We have so many players strutting on the large stage of Pakistan’s politics. And the play is becoming curiouser and curiouser. But the spotlight this week has particularly been on…
NDA, not BJP
RESULTS of the Indian general election from this past week took most observers by surprise. A comfortable return to power for the BJP was the dominant analytical consensus prior to…
‘Scandalising’ contempt
A NUMBER of contempt of court proceedings are currently underway in different courts in Pakistan. On May 17, 2024, the Supreme Court took notice of press conferences by Faisal Vawda and Mustafa…
Economic corridor: unfinished agenda
Although much steam out of CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) has been let out, the unquestionable positivity demonstrated on it by Pakistan and China, from time to time, makes this…
Strong foundations
ONE of the best gifts we can give our children is a love of reading and ease them into the habit early on in life. When schools start to teach…
