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Bilawal’s Gen Z challenge

If we trace Pakistan’s recent political realignments, one name stands out: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. As the youngest leader of a major political party in Pakistan, Bilawal has consistently proved his…

The fight for water access in Punjab

The state of Pakistan has taken upon itself to provide water as an essential service. The governance structure through a hierarchical approach defines related responsibilities – from quality standards to…

PTI: popular but not organised

Despite the PTI committing two big blunders on May 9 (2023) and November 26 (2024), the majority of the population in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa still support the party. While…

Women’s health

THE health of women in Pakistan is in jeopardy. We are talking about the health of 120.7 million citizens of the country, ie, 50 per cent of the population, according…

Clean-up needed

A POPULAR saying I have been hearing since childhood is: “Safaai nisf iman hai” (cleanliness is half the faith). Today, the ‘Queen of the East’, as Karachi was once dubbed…

Kurram carnage

VIOLENCE in Kurram has spiked in frequency and magnitude recently. Fresh clashes erupted on Nov 21, when passenger vehicles were ambushed near Mandori. Forty-four persons lost their lives, including women and children. In revenge…

Streamlining WASH

As a signatory and adopter of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including Goal 6, Pakistan recognises access to water and sanitation as a fundamental human right essential for dignity, health,…

OOP health expenditures

IF health is a human right, then the inability to pay for essential healthcare should not be a barrier. This is why financial protection for healthcare is an integral component…

Battling the climate threat

Climate change represents one of the most critical global challenges of the 21st century. The ramifications of climate change are particularly pronounced for developing countries such as Pakistan, which exhibit…

Move towards better policymaking

According to a recent analysis of Scimago, the world’s leading database of scholarly literature and analytics, Pakistan has witnessed remarkable advancements in the last twenty years in international research rankings…