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Why Pakistan's Population Policies Stalled: Weak Incentives, Low Agency, And Lost Momentum

Pakistan, Dec. 7 -- Pakistan is a clear outlier within the South Asian region for having the highest population growth rate close to three percent, compared to 1.1 percent for South Asia as a whole. T... Read More


Vigilance In Democracy: How Informed Citizens Can Protect And Strengthen Power

Pakistan, Dec. 7 -- Rarely do we pause to consider vigilance in a democracy with the seriousness it warrants. Let us be clear: vigilance is not a casual pastime. It is not an optional indulgence for o... Read More


Malala's Untold Story - Of Bollywood Bops, Girlfriends And Growing Up

Pakistan, Dec. 7 -- Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She gained international attention for her activism against the Taliban's... Read More


Revisiting African Voices From My Diaries Of The 1980s

Pakistan, Dec. 7 -- Last week, Dr David Cheesman, author of Landlord Power and Rural Indebtedness in Colonial Sind, 1865-1901, sent me the Kindle edition of his other book, National Resources: Letters... Read More


Urban Floods: Pakistan's Cities Facing A Climate Reckoning

Pakistan, Dec. 6 -- The climate change-induced disasters pose a major challenge to Pakistan's development. These include floods, heatwaves, cyclones, and droughts. Combined with these vulnerabilities,... Read More


Kashmir's Young Voices: Dreams, Challenges, And The Future Of Peace

Pakistan, Dec. 5 -- Snow-capped mountains, lush valleys, fragrant tea gardens, vibrant flowers, and the exquisite handwoven shawls that travellers and admirers in the West cherish. This is the Kashmir... Read More


South Asia's Nuclear Flashpoint: India's Missile Expansion And Regional Tensions

Pakistan, Dec. 4 -- The global strategic landscape is undergoing its most profound transformation since the conclusion of the Cold War, evolving into what analysts term the Third Nuclear Age. This new... Read More


Fiscal Stability Improves But Rising Public Debt Still Threatens Pakistan's Economy

Pakistan, Dec. 4 -- The fiscal deficit and the rising burden of public debt have become serious concerns for economists, policymakers, businesses and ordinary citizens. These issues are no longer just... Read More


The Cost Of A Single Decision: How The LNG Deal Undermined Pakistan's Future

Pakistan, Dec. 4 -- There are moments in a nation's economic life when a single decision, made in the name of progress, casts a shadow so wide that entire generations walk beneath it. Pakistan's 2016 ... Read More


Karachi's Urban Tragedy: How Fragmented Governance Turns Negligence Into Disaster

Pakistan, Dec. 3 -- In Karachi, a city with a population of over 30 million, if a child falls into a sewer and loses his life, it is not just an accident but a slap in the face of the entire urban sys... Read More