Preventing HIV
On December 1, Pakistan comes together to commemorate World AIDS Day, a day dedicated to increasing awareness about AIDS, and a day for remembering all those who have died from…
The HIV/AIDS threat
Today is World AIDS Day. While we are struggling with the second wave of Covid-19, it may sound impertinent to talk about an issue which is not even considered as…
Delhi ‘HIV’ virus
While the world is obsessed with coronavirus another deadlier virus is spreading fast in the region. This virus is a lethal virus and has the capacity of being more devastating…
Freeing the archives
Just over a year ago I finished my term as director of the Punjab Archives Digitisation Project. We started the project in 2016 under the leadership of the then chairman…
Larkana’s HIV outbreak
FOR several years, bonfires were lighting up in small towns and villages of Sindh; bonfires turned to bushfires, and bushfires are now rapidly engulfing the forest. Brave firefighters are battling…
Shiver me timbers! Iceland’s Pirate Party could seize power
Iceland boasts full employment, a peaceful society and a well-functioning welfare state - yet voters are so frustrated with the political establishment they're ready to elect the Pirate Party to…
CARL Open Archives Metadata Harvester
"Welcome to the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) Institutional Repositories Pilot Project Harvester. This Harvester is the search service for the CARL Institutional Repositories Pilot Project and aggregates material…
The fantasy of Uraan Pakistan
Pakistan’s history of economic planning is a tale of lofty ambitions, impractical promises, and recurring disappointments. The recently launched Uraan Pakistan, envisioned as a five-year National Economic Transformation Plan, is…
