Is China’s pledge to cut overseas coal funding a game-changer?
China’s pledge to stop funding overseas coal has been welcomed as a climate landmark that could dry up funding for smoke-billowing plants in poor countries. But the world’s top polluter…
Domestic violence
WITH the enactment of the Domestic Violence against Women (Prevention and Protection) Act in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in January 2021, all four provinces of Pakistan are now equipped with legislation that…
What is the domestic violence law?
The opposition to the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill 2021 exposes both the societal paradox that violence in one form or another is necessary to sustain our family structure,…
Desire to change
On March 18, at the National Security Division’s first-ever ‘security dialogue’, General Qamar Javed Bajwa stated that it is “our desire to change the narrative of geo-political contestation into geo-economic…
A domestic, not foreign, challenge
Is the situation in Afghanistan a foreign policy challenge or a domestic policy conundrum? At the heart of the conversation initiated by Ejaz Haider in ‘The Friday Times’ is really…
The game changers
WOMEN’S economic empowerment is not just a buzzword, it’s a game-changing concept. Women’s economic participation, financial inclusion, and labour force contributions have a direct influence on socioeconomic outcomes, prosperity and…
Domestic revenues
Domestic Resource Mobilisation (DRM) is the cornerstone of taming debt growth, providing governments with adequate funds for development and delivering public services. Weak administrative capacity, low tax morale and compliance,…
Changes in the family
As a teacher of sociology, I have observed the changes taking place in the family structure of Pakistan for quite some time. Noted architect and town planner Arif Hasan mentioned…
Domestic exploitation
ON Jan 30, Lahore police registered a case against a family for the murder of a 12-year-old employed as a domestic worker at their residence. Investigation reports revealed the child…
US regime change
DING dong. Donald Trump will be obliged to quit the White House by Jan 20, even if he never formally acknowledges his status as a loser and a oncer —…
