Empowering women, empowering Punjab
Gender equality is more than a moral imperative; it is essential for a fair and just society and a catalyst for economic and social progress. It is enshrined in Pakistan’s…
Transforming WASH
Access to safe Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) is crucial for sustainable development, especially in areas vulnerable to climate change, pandemics, and conflicts. Pakistan’s commitments to achieving Sustainable Development Goals…
Private sector engagement
PAKISTAN’S battle against climate change cannot be fought without support from the private sector. The private sector and the government in Pakistan have dramatically different ways of working. Yet, they,…
Going ‘glocal’
ASPIRING for an education system that matches global standards is not only about curriculum design, competencies and skills. It is also about classroom management, behaviour, student grooming, values and ethics.…
UHC monitoring in Pakistan
UNIVERSAL Health Coverage is always a work in progress. This is why ‘advancing UHC’ is better phrasing than ‘achieving UHC’. As I have written previously on these pages, despite a multidimensional public health…
Massive funding plans
The Foreign Economic Assistance Monthly Report for November 2024 published by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Government of Pakistan, provides an in-depth examination of financial disbursements made against budget estimates…
From waste to wealth: Part – II
The metropolitan municipal solid waste (MSW) generation, of which 75 per cent is organic, remains largely untapped. Organic MSW with higher calorific value given our national consumption of fatty oils…
From waste to wealth ( Part – I )
With its vast agricultural base and rapidly urbanising population, Pakistan generates over 650 million metric tons (MT) of agricultural waste and 23 million MT of municipal solid waste annually. Imagine…
PPPs for UHC
THE state’s role in health and healthcare is as fundamental as health being a fundamental human right. The WHO, of which Pakistan has been a member since the beginning, says…
Faulting Rio trio
IS the world failing to control global warming? This question is gaining traction. The year is coming to an end; it will go down as the hottest on record, bringing…
