Fix the fundamentals
For years, Pakistan’s economic debate has revolved around a single question: when will interest rates come down? The assumption has been simple: cheaper money will revive industry, restore business confidence…
Parliamentarians’ attendance
REPORTS on the attendance of parliamentarians during sessions almost invariably evoke much interest among citizens. Although the average attendance in the National Assembly has been hovering around 60 per cent…
Untapped ESG
The global ESG conversation has largely been shaped by Western frameworks, international rating agencies and sustainability standards designed for mature markets. Pakistan, like much of the Global South, has adopted…
Whistleblowing and accountability
The ultimate dream of any law-abiding citizen is to live their life with fairness, dignity, and integrity. These are reasonable and basic expectations in any civilised society, and when the…
Decolonising mental health
“Inequality is a key obstacle to mental health globally. Many risk factors for poor mental health are closely associated with inequalities in the conditions of daily life. Many risk factors…
Transcendental justice
‘IN the little world in which children have their existence,’ says Pip in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, ‘there is nothing so finely perceived and finely felt, as injustice.’ I expect…
Mental health in a broken world
“The stark reality for the vast majority of people in the non-Western world, transcending everything, is poverty. Currently one quarter of the global population lives in near destitution and 3.5…
Mental well-being
THE heavy burden of disease associated with climate change is overwhelming economies and smothering societies in developing countries. Immediate flood devastation and the long-term impact of droughts and water shortage…
Age of rental
WHEN I saw the trailer for the film Rental Family it sounded so absurd that I immediately knew I had to watch it. Brendan Fraser plays Phillip, an actor living…
What the mountains can teach us
THE heated debate in the National Assembly over the cutting of a few thousand paper mulberry trees in Islamabad was a pleasant surprise. The concern expressed by members across the political divide,…
