Bhutto on foreign policy
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (BBZ) has started his official career in the same position as his grandfather, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (ZAB). Given the geo-strategic challenges BBZ faces, it might help to…
Urban forestation
ADAPTING to climate change finds high priority with the PTI. Its flagship enterprise in this respect comprises the billion-tree tsunami and the recently initiated Miyawaki forestation projects. This is commendable.…
Human effectiveness
WHY nations fail is the sum total of why humans fail. Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson, in their seminal work Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty, focus…
Education in a polycrisis
The story of Pakistan’s education is no longer about what is broken, it is about what is collapsing. It is a tale of two crises entwined: the children who never…
Deal or no deal?
AS proximity talks continued yesterday between Hamas and Israeli representatives in Sharm el-Sheikh, mediated by Egypt and Qatar, it is unclear whether the negotiations were accelerated by Donald Trump’s request…
When patience runs out
SINCE the Afghan Taliban’s accession to power, Pakistan’s approach to Afghanistan has largely been one of patience, quiet diplomacy and cautious optimism, sometimes interrupted by defensive military counter strikes. The…
Water in the court
Rhetoric, sabre-rattling and pursuit of domination have once again turned South Asia into a powder keg. This volatility is now amplified as two nuclear-armed nations, Pakistan and India, race for…
Silenced voices
Despite decades of progress in gender equality, violence against women remains one of the most persistent and pervasive human rights violations worldwide. It transcends geography, culture, race and economic status.…
Varied voices
THE first Karachi Literature Festival 2010 was the crucible. Since then, each year, it has moved higher up the ladder to its present maturity as the 16th KLF, held this…
Hot and dangerous
THE rise in mercury has a human cost. With each decade getting warmer since 1980, the risk of breaching critical tipping points is getting alarmingly closer. The Intergovernmental Panel on…
