Wapda’s management touches us all
I feel sorry for the institution. When it was first being created with the directions from the WB, I had resisted and had said that our engineers should be able…
Parched Sindh
SINDH comprises 18 per cent of Pakistan’s land mass and 16pc of its total cultivable area. While the agricultural sector is the lynchpin of the provincial economy, Sindh also contributes…
Power sector: role of WB, ADB, IMF
Once again the World Bank (WB) is reported to be currently working with the government to invite private sector participation in the distribution sector, starting with the best-performing power distribution companies (Discos),…
Upward mobility
THE main title is misleading: Dear Mr Jinnah. It implies a familiarity between the book’s author Salman Faruqui and the Quaid. In fact, Faruqui was only eight years old in…
Skardu’s water crisis
SKARDU, nestled in the heart of Gilgit-Baltistan, has rapidly transformed from a small town into a popular tourist destination because of its modern international airport. However, despite this progress, the…
Divisive canals
AMID rapidly depleting water resources, Punjab has embarked upon an exercise to build new canals and develop new command areas. The Green Pakistan Initiative is pursuing its agenda of ploughing…
Milk the public
PERHAPS the inspiration came from milking the buffalo his father-in-law gave him. Or the hardships he endured during his training for the Olympics 2024, in which he won the gold…
Can courts fix the climate crisis?
THE realities of climate change that seven-year-old Rabia Ali had warned us of eight years ago have hit home. Take, for example, the latest heatwave which thousands are experiencing across…
Wrong choices
A FRESH conflict has erupted between Punjab and Sindh on the issue of irrigating a new command area. Punjab’s irrigation department sought a water availability certificate from the Indus River…
Irsa controversy
THE Indus River System Authority is again in the spotlight. Following in the footsteps of the previous caretaker government, the present regime is also, most painstakingly, working on amending the…
