Pakistan is the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change Jason Edward Hickel’s tweet was a source of consolation at a time when my fellow countrymen are in distress owing to a deluge. The renowned economic anthropologist, while lamenting over the unprecedented…

Balochistan has been the worst hit in recent floods as 95 percent of the province was inundated in the flash floods. The unusual monsoon rains were 500 percent greater than average, which the poor infrastructure in the province could not sustain. The…

The Taliban 2.0 regime has stayed put in power for more than a year. As they marked their one-year rule on August 15, 2022, it was a muted affair. The mood in the capital, Kabul, was dull and there was hardly anything…

Every year the nation celebrates its Defence Day with the memory of halcyon days ‘All I will say here is that we failed to defeat Pakistan-a smaller power than us.’ –Lt Gen B M Kaul Sixth of September is a day that…

Amidst scepticism, the US return to the Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is again making rounds in the media and diplomatic circles. The Ukrainian crisis has provided the necessary trigger to allow the Iranian oil…

Thousands dead or swept away in floods; over 5,000 km of roads destroyed, Balochistan severed from Sindh and Punjab I was in tears as I saw a social media post wherein a teenage boy, who is a rag-picker, contributed to the flood…

The Marshall – Lerner condition shows that the devaluation of the exchange rate should improve the trade balance if the elasticity of export demand and import demand are greater than one. In recent years, the prices of raw materials such as oil…

The political turmoil in Pakistan is not going to end anytime soon. The present government comprises influential families of Bhuttos, Sharifs, and Maulanas, whose integrity and credibility are under question. On the other side of the aisle, people are mesmerized by Imran Khan’s charisma transforming into cultism. He…

In today’s world of modern infrastructure, with high-technology gadgets and world-class designs, we still face a global crisis: Good is being sold expensive. And the most affected by this crisis are the people of underdeveloped countries like the Philippines. The least developing…

The Taliban’s first anniversary of capturing power in Kabul has been a lacklustre affair. There was no fanfare on the streets of Kabul or other cities except for gun-trotting Taliban soldiers; no one from the general public was visible to greet the…