Deadly toll of neglect
Pakistan is perceived by many as a dangerous country for various reasons. These include rising crime rates in major cities like Karachi and Lahore, deaths resulting from terrorism, abductions, and…
Pakistan is perceived by many as a dangerous country for various reasons. These include rising crime rates in major cities like Karachi and Lahore, deaths resulting from terrorism, abductions, and…
DURING a spell of what feels like endless school holidays, a working mother’s mind inevitably turns to childcare. When faced with the great juggling act that is work and life,…
PAKISTAN is passing through a challenging time. A divisive and polarising politics, economic uncertainties, and the continuing threat of violent extremism are some of the fault lines that impede the…
WHEN I wrote my columns on the six pillars for growth, people pointed out areas I had missed, including privatisation of state-owned enterprises. Since most SOEs lose money, I thought this…
ACCORDING to a recent UNDP report, almost 30 per cent of our total population is in the higher-education age bracket, aged 15-29, and this percentage will continue to rise. The…
KARACHI’S senior police leadership was recently reshuffled following concerns about rising street crimes. The move comes in a bid to compel Sindh’s security administration to control this pattern of offending. Street crime…
WHEN general elections loom, the one issue that all political parties raise to win over potential voters is public infrastructure. Plans for building new roads and flyovers (often unnecessarily), and…
Some of the world’s biggest investors are staying away from France’s government debt, feeling underpaid to take on exposure to its deteriorating public finances. France’s budget deficit came in well…
Would you rather have someone pick your pocket with their left or their right hand? Would you prefer to get robbed facing the business end of a small handgun or…
Around the world, universities have multiple goals. Core among them remains teaching in degree programmes to pass on knowledge, make (mostly) young adults understand the world we inhabit, elevate them…