The quest for water security: Part – II
According to the findings of a study titled ‘Sustainable hydropower in the 21st century’, hydropower development is a global phenomenon. It is affecting the most important river basins in the…
Persons, systems and situations
An oxymoron is defined as a figure of speech wherein seemingly contradictory terms appear side by side. British writer Thomas Gibbons characterised it as “sense in the masquerade of folly”.…
Water security
“Water is not only for life … water is life.” This quote by the UN secretary general “reflects the critical importance of water as a need that connects all aspects…
Water security
“Water is not only for life … water is life.” This quote by the UN secretary general “reflects the critical importance of water as a need that connects all aspects…
Why it was a breach of security
This seems to confound us. Why was the Dawn leak a breach of security? There are two versions of how the issue is perceived and both are important to note.…
The insecurity budget
Millions of Americans are feeling uneasy, disgruntled, and insecure. That message sounded loud and clear throughout our turbulent election year. The Trump administration’s latest budget proposal isn’t likely to change…
More security, less safety
There was a heartbreakingly sad news story from Karachi recently. A private security guard shot dead an 11-year-old boy, who was wearing a monster mask and had tried to scare…
Campus security
With the backdrop of the recent attack on Charsadda’s Bacha Khan University, the vice chancellors of universities in KP have demanded increased funds for security and the deployment of a…
Climate security
The prime ministers of Pakistan and India are earning praise for their commitment to phase down the greenhouse gases known as hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, under the Montreal Protocol. This will…
The disaster in food security
The scenes were unbelievable as farmers rolled their potatoes on the roads of the Mall Lahore and in front of the provincial assembly building. The political system has failed the…
