The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has directed universities to acquire prior approval of the Foreign Office for engaging with international organisations such as United Nations and its constituent agencies. This…
One day, the battle against the novel coronavirus will be won. But the world that emerges may look very different from the one we lived in before the pandemic began.…
The year 2021 saw the world in turmoil, grappling with Covid-19-related challenges, overcoming supply-side disruptions, and dealing with the critical task of reviving the economies and managing high commodity prices.…
The international community faces a growing dilemma over whether to recognise the Taliban as the rulers of Afghanistan, weighing distaste on the vision of the Islamist group with the need…
The Belt and Road Forum at Beijing well projected China as the country leading the new world order with the emerging markets rallying behind it and Russia deciding to throw…
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is marked every year on November 25. In order to raise awareness for the prevention of abuse, gender inequality and…
ACCORDING to media reports and the World Bank website, the Bank has approved a multimillion-dollar loan for six projects in Karachi. These include $40m for making the Karachi Water and…
The cases of the severe harassment of women, notably in Lahore on Independence Day, has sent many in the country into shock. For women, the shock stems also from the…
THESE are bleak times. There is the pandemic, and then there is more. In a powerful piece for the Guardian last week, Arundhati Roy described the Indian state’s handling of…
NOW that the sun has finally set on 2020, the devastation brought about by Covid-19 is coming into stark relief. Here in Pakistan, where Covid-19 was not as intense as…
