Costs of climate
Humanity's unrelenting onslaught against nature has turned catastrophic. Nature is striking back with floods, heatwaves, cyclones and droughts. Environmental disasters, spurred by human-induced climate change, are batterin...
October 12, 2022
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Snakes without ladders
Last week, the villagers of Pandhi Khan Khoso and Sakhi Humza Khoso were told that they should return to their villages. The water, they were told, had been drained. Their homes were now ‘safe’. The women and children began ...
Schrödinger’s justice
The last thing we expose a child to is injustice. It is taught even after satire. It is after all the irony is comprehended that we begin to teach our child the injustices that define real life. CJP Umar Ata Bandial, while he...
No resolution in sight
Addressing an election rally in the Indian state of Gujarat on Monday, Narendra Modi had the gall to say that he had “resolved the problem of Kashmir”, apparently referring to the illegal move made by his government to annul...
Banking on hope
The State Bank of Pakistan’s decision to keep its benchmark rate unchanged at 15pc seems to be based on projections that appear more optimistic than prudent. It is hoped that time will prove these fears wrong. In its latest mo...
Much-needed probe
Confusion and obfuscation have become a predominant feature of our national politics. Now President Arif Alvi, after clearly saying in a television interview aired on Monday that he was “not convinced” a ‘foreign...
The Taiwan model
In order to migrate to a technology-driven knowledge economy, there needs to be a complete change of direction. The emphasis must shift to creating top class universities of engineering and technology to meet the needs of proper...
Internet inclusion in Sindh
With the recent flooding in Pakistan, it has been made clearer than ever that infrastructure in Sindh is severely lacking. Despite being the third biggest province in Pakistan, and having the second largest population and ...
Politicians and propaganda
Ruling elites all over the world are adroit at projecting their image as charismatic personalities who have a magic wand that can resolve all the problems being faced by the people within no time. Our politicians are not an exce...
Protest for peace
The people of Swat are out on the streets protesting. Their one demand: peace in their area. The main trigger – though there have been many recent events that have led to such desperate pleas for peace – is the October 10 at...