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Safe reopening

Millions of children across Pakistan will be returning to the classroom over the next few weeks. As the number of coronavirus infections continue to decline in Pakistan, like smart lockdowns,…

Efforts for global democracy

It is a paradox: The world and its people have never been so closely interwoven than today, yet there are more fences and walls separating them than ever before. Many…

As schools reopen

When the first case of Covid-19 was detected in Karachi on February 26, the first thing the Sindh government did was to close all schools and other educational institutes across…

Domestic violence

On March 23, 2020, as Covid 19 was overtaking the world, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres pleaded for peace: “To warring parties: Pull back from hostilities. Silence the guns; stop…

The worst yet to come

Both parties’ political conventions have now concluded. The Democratic Party convention was followed by the Republican convention last week. It turned out to be a very Trump-family focused four days.…

The pandemic as a learning opportunity

The Covid-19 pandemic has hit education hard. Schools and colleges have been closed since March which has resulted in a lot of handwringing, with both educationists and students deploring the…

Competitions that will shape KTP

The Karachi Transformation Plan (KTP) is an impressive allocation of financial resources and top-line political will in favour of a transformed Karachi. But very much like Pakistan’s Covid-19 miracle, it…

Two Japanese giants

With the resignation of Prime Minister Abe (ahbay) Shinzo, a long chapter in Japanese politics is coming to an end. He first became the longest-serving prime minister of post-WWII Japan…

In memory

Professor Malik Hussain Mubbashar, 1947-2020. Death is often such a personal loss. We’re unsure what to say to a bereaved. What do you say to someone who has lost a…

Pollution and pandemic

There could be a way out of this pandemic if we can see past what we believe, about the transmission and management of the disease. Asymptomatic and aerosol transmission have…