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.…
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…
When real intelligence is lost
Hit the bottom. New low. Down and out. The performance of the cricket team has been stunning. Words are not enough. It is unbelievable. It is terrible. The loss against…
How does this make sense?
WHY do we put so much academic pressure on our children? Why can we not lighten up a bit? We have too many academic subjects that we teach our children…
A journey through fiction
Historical novels can be a good source for understanding our past depending on who has written them and how. In modern world literature, there is a fine example of Hilary…
The number seven
Every year, on the occasion of August 14, this confusion arises as to which year and day of independence this is. The debate is based on two viewpoints - whether…
Country of ‘first boys’: nutritional inequalities
The failure to provide equal education and health opportunities when combined with the denial of equal access to basic nutrition adds to the miseries of the already underprivileged people and…
Learning for lasting peace
The United Nations General Assembly has designated January 24 as the International Day of Education to celebrate the importance of education in advancing peace and development. The theme for this…
