Education quality
Low budgets may not always result in low-quality public goods like education services. And adding more funds to the system will not automatically raise its quality. That might only make…
Overcoming inequality
Karandaaz Pakistan launched its national financial inclusion strategy this week. Taking a bird’s eye view of financial inclusion in Pakistan, this article revisits targets set under the National Financial Inclusion…
Women, inequality and the bar
Pakistan’s women lawyers got a boost recently when two women lawyers Rabiya Bajwa and Sabahat Rizvi were elected as vice-president and secretary-general of the Lahore High Court Bar. Before this,…
Turkey tragedy jolts quake-prone Central Asia
When a devastating earthquake and aftershocks struck Turkey and Syria this month, Klara Imangalieva — who lives in the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan — realised she had to move.…
Hasty rebuild could leave Turkey at risk of another quake disaster
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s plan to rebuild quickly after devastating earthquakes rocked the country risks courting another disaster unless urban planning and building safety are carefully re-considered, architects and engineers…
Turkey-Syria earthquake: destruction should serve as a lesson to all of us
On Feb. 6, a 7.8-On Feb. 6, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake jolted southern Turkey near the northern border of Syria. This quake was followed approximately nine hours later by a 7.5-…
Quake stalls election campaign of Turkey’s splintered opposition
Turkey’s splintered political opposition was supposed to agree Monday on a joint candidate to challenge Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 20-year grip on power at the ballot box. But a catastrophic earthquake,…
Debt, inequality and austerity
In most western countries, inequality is rising, and social mobility has stalled. Our citizens are losing purchasing power. They are struggling to find a decent job, to buy a proper…
Stinking political quagmire
The topmost immediate requirements to take the economy out of the tailspin are political clarity and certainty, although there is no certainty that economic default can be averted. The message…
Runaway inequality
Pakistan is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change, already passing through the shocks and after-shocks of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war. Undoubtedly, the creation of the…
