Ecocide in Gaza
THE ongoing war on Gaza, recently recognised as a genocide by the International Court of Justice, has garnered global attention for its devastating humanitarian impact. However, beneath the immediate human tragedy lies a…
Resilient Sindh
THE newly elected Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and the ruling PPP chairperson Mr Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari have reiterated their commitment to making the rehabilitation of flood-affected communities a…
Major response needed
WE had 20 million-odd five- to 16-year-olds out of schools even before the Covid pandemic struck. Covid brought with it school closures and major economic disruptions. Children stayed home for…
Women & militancy
THE ‘war on terror’ radically transformed the affected countries. Religious, sectarian and ethnic conflicts led to the collapse of social cohesion. In conflicts, women suffer the most, directly and indirectly.…
Rebuilding trust
PAKISTAN’S institutions seem to be in free fall. Politicisation and polarisation are plaguing our political class, judiciary and security establishment, and few will survive the mudslinging unsullied. One institution, however,…
Children of disaster
SOME estimates say that 40 per cent of the people live in poverty, and 24pc below the poverty line in our country. It is no surprise that survival is their…
Obstructing action
WHY should we talk about corruption when we talk about climate change? This question dominated many discussions at the International Anti-Corruption Conference in Washington, D.C. last week. The answer is…
Childhood cancer
THE survival of a child who has been diagnosed with cancer depends to a great extent on what kind of health facilities and treatments are available in the country they…
World then & now
WHEN I began working in low-income settlements in the late 1970s and early 1980s, there was no such thing as NGOs and civil society. Activists in low-income settlements usually formed…
Monuments of maladaptation
CAN we plan to reduce the cost of climate change to our people and economy? The loss and damage caused by the floods this summer have shaken the foundation of…
