The pandemic panic
Margaret Chan, the head of the World Health Organisation, issued an unusually stark warning this week, declaring: “I have never seen a health event threaten the very survival of societies…
Protecting climate
One of the issues that drove America’s youth to vote in unusual numbers in the midterm elections, and to tilt heavily Democratic, is the climate emergency. It was up there…
In dire straits — the aftermath of rains and floods
Pakistan is amongst the countries that are worst affected by climate change. An early summer with extreme temperatures, melting of glaciers and long spells of rainfall, resulting in devastating floods…
Swiss oasis for legal cannabis, without the high
A grey-haired woman in her early 60s daintily lifts small trays topped with different varieties of marijuana to her nose, sniffing each of them carefully. "Which one would you recommend…
Hot money — the giant killer
Over the years, persistent low investment rate is a worrying sign for Pakistan, and it has become challenging to compete with the emerging and developing economies, which are growing with…
Violence against women
Sexual assault, insults, humiliation, discrimination, and beyond that contradictory orders or isolation are becoming ‘natural’ aspects of work relationships. Even more so when we realize that many women are afraid…
Culture Pop: The price of fame
This week marks the 20th death anniversary of Diana, Princess of Wales’ unfortunate end in a lonely tunnel in Paris. The moment was marked by dark irony: her final vision…
Living in terror
Growing up in an America where guns are seen as more of a priority than children’s lives, I remember the first time a school shooting affected me. I was eleven…
Real and imagined terror stalks a jittery Europe
The antics of a flash mob sparked panic on a Spanish beach earlier this week, revealing the hair-trigger anxiety that has gripped Europeans following a wave of terror attacks. "We…
War of missed opportunities
The 1965 war was a product of the unresolved Kashmir conflict and unrealistically ambitious assumptions such as ruling out the possibility of India retaliating when confronted with defeat in the…
