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…
Climate planning
Pakistan has suffered three major floods in just fifteen years. In 2010, the Indus overflowed and left a fifth of the country underwater. In 2022, large parts of the country…
Why Kalabagh Dam is not an option
For decades, the Kalabagh Dam has been pitched as the silver bullet to Pakistan’s water and power challenges. By the numbers, it promises thousands of megawatts of hydropower and millions…
Disasters by design
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, the Romans had no clue that such a thing could ever happen. Therefore, they had no means to prevent the disaster that killed…
This deluge of misgovernance
Some voices have romanticised the idea of letting Pakistan’s rivers run untamed, imagining that flows could simply be left to nature. The notion is appealing in theory but perilous in…
Blueprint to blackout
In July 2025, Nepra set the power purchase price for FY26. Hydropower is projected to be the cheapest source at around Rs12.25 per kWh. However, the Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project…
Issuing municipal bonds
THE federal government has released green Sukuk bonds to access domestic capital markets, in partnership with Sharia-compliant national banks, building upon the strong experience of Wapda’s 2021 Eurobonds. These instruments are developed mainly…
Capture the moment
FOUR momentous days in May 2025 will be etched forever in the history of Pakistan. They do not just make us immensely proud but also provide a historic opportunity to…
Credibility deficit
CONFLICT over the waters of the Indus is more than a century old. British-era documents provide evidence that Sindh — when it was governed by Bombay — protested against the waters’…
Winter protest
IT is neither Gilgit nor Skardu this year. While annual winter protests, sit-ins, marches and fiery speeches have sadly become a hallmark of Gilgit and Skardu divisions, this time it…
