Adaptation beyond optics
Climate adaptation in Pakistan must not become an exercise in optics, nor should it be reduced to producing attractive reports or donor-developed frameworks that look impressive on paper but barely…
Federation demolition
THE dismantling of democratic structures and institutions within the past decade will likely take many more decades to recover from. During this time, we’ve already seen a muzzle on the…
Ignoring Israeli war crimes
In the modern age of information, some important events catch the attention of people across the world, while other equally important incidents go unnoticed. This is what happened over the…
Caught between giants
Pakistan finds itself at a critical juncture in its foreign policy, caught between two powerful nations with competing global visions. On one side stands China, officially celebrated as a friend…
Capitalism’s empty plate
I remember my childhood village in Sindh, a place woven together by skills and shared resources, not just cash. My father, the village tailor, rarely saw stacks of rupees change…
Ocean heat
Climate science, over the past few decades, especially since the turn of the new century, has increasingly identified trouble spots with ecosystems that support life on Earth. These crucial ecosystems…
Mental well-being
THE heavy burden of disease associated with climate change is overwhelming economies and smothering societies in developing countries. Immediate flood devastation and the long-term impact of droughts and water shortage…
Shelterless & cold
PARTS of the country are in the grip of intense cold, with many northern locations posting sub-zero temperatures. Even Karachi, which generally experiences mild winters, at one point saw the…
Cost of development
While the global political arena was peaking with tension and anxiety, the Capital Development Authority stirred a crisis of its own at home, effectively saying, “Hold my chai”. Some 29,000…
A bud opens in NYC
Overall, you may agree, the New Year has not brought good tidings. It has not lifted our spirits. Soothsayers have warned us that it will likely be a violent, chaotic…
