The case for nuclear energy
Electricity is an essential component of socio-economic development for any society. Every aspect of human advancement requires easy access to an economical source of electricity. Electricity can be generated through…
Challenges before FBR’s new chairman
FBR (Federal Board of Revenue) has failed to meet original tax targets for the last six fiscal years, three of the coalition government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and rest under…
Out of breath
PICTURE yourself residing in a lavish mansion, boasting a multiple-digit price tag, in the heart of the city’s most exclusive neighbourhood. Despite the opulence, the very essence of life for…
Pakistan’s December invasion
IT’S December, and once more, Pakistanis living abroad have descended upon Karachi in the manner of Mongol hordes looking to seize the city. They pack the restaurants, throng the weddings,…
Guerilla gardening
THERE are those who complain, and then there are those who take action … and the residents of Kenya’s Kericho county fall squarely into the latter category. Kenyan roads are…
Stifled ambitions
MODERN Karachi is more than another city; it is another country with its own vibrant economy. Avoid approaching it via the Lyari Expressway, no matter how persuasive your GPS is.…
Karachi’s biophilia
‘BIOPHILIA’, a concept coined by Harvard naturalist Dr Edward O. Wilson, encapsulates the intrinsic human tendency to be drawn to life and lifelike processes. This inclination involves a profound connection,…
Afghanistan or ‘Isolation-istan’?
IN July of this year, while the world was busy with so many other things, a group of Afghan children were in the fields near the village of Bolak Wandi…
Food insecurity
WOMEN’S empowerment is closely associated with a country’s economic development as it ensures equality and sustainability in all spheres of social life. Similarly, in a food system, gender equality and…
Feminist fun
The Aurat March has just ended. It would need a separate article to discuss all that went on during the Aurat March. I refer here to Nida Kirmani’s recent journal…
