Healthy Food is an Economic Issue
My recurring stomach issues got me thinking that there are serious problems with the food available on the market. Whenever I’ve had the chance to eat out, the usual after [...]
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The Unjust Limbo of Afghan Migrants in Pakistan
It isn’t unusual to hear of people migrating out of Pakistan; even people who know little of Pakistan – except that it exists, and they should be afraid of it – know a Pakistani migrant or two. However, what few people know – correction, what almost no one knows – is that Pakistan is also home to a thriving population of immigrants itself. Yes we can play that game too; it’s not just you who can do it mister developed world.
Mobile phones – new weapons in Pakistan’s war on corruption
Beset by economic woes and laboring under rapid demographic change, Pakistan still manages to leverage the power of technological breakthroughs in new and creative ways to improve the workings of [...]
The Pakistani woman who braved the Taliban’s ban on women playing squash
Ever wondered what fate might await a woman in Pakistan’s Taliban infested area if she played squash — or any other sport for that matter? Stoning? Flogging? Beheading? Maybe! But [...]
Our Urgent Need for Gender Sensitive Reporting
Media craves news that attracts huge audiences and breaking news seems to be an indispensible part of every news channel. Reports having to do with women are always attention-grabbing, whether [...]
Changing patterns: Woman’s work in Pakistan
I believe that cultural patterns of ‘woman’s work’ are changing and that this change is having a marked effect on the economy itself. While researching this, I talked to two [...]
Preventing the rollback of democracy in Pakistan
A couple of days ago, the country faced a nationwide electricity blackout for several hours when the main national grid station tripped and backups crashed. When we heard the news, [...]
Towards A Gender Friendly Economy
One question frequently voiced in Pakistan is why many educated women decide to sit back at home rather than [...]
A College Degree is Just Not Enough!
Money is the root of all evil. This statement is as true today as it was some years ago. The world’s economy is suffering and Pakistan is on the high [...]
Pakistan: An inferno for minorities?
The year 2012 was a relatively grim one for Pakistan when it comes to minority rights and the notorious blasphemy laws of the country. One of many incidents worth noting [...]
Governance for Urban Empowerment
This article was originally drafted by Nisha Kumar Kulkarn and Intellecap for the newsletter “Searchlight South Asia” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. The poverty [...]
Trending now – Be Your Own Boss!
In Pakistan, there are not enough jobs around to fulfill the needs of the people. Add to this the fact that the current job system is economically unsatisfactory for [...]
One man’s story: how unforeseen economic circumstances impact on personal decisions in the developing world
Tom raised some very pertinent questions about the economic crisis and how it affects developed and developing nations alike. One of my friends, Kazim Ali, currently living in Indonesia, has [...]
Globalisation: No less than a zero sum game for Pakistan
I think that every theory and system comes with its own set of positives and negatives, so there’s always a need to balance factors to sustain the policies induced from [...]
Are democracies always the best providers of disaster relief?
If we talk about the ways disasters impact on democracy and the ways democracies cope with them, we can see considerable variation from country to country, even though the impact [...]
Malala Yousafzai: Will her Fight for Girls’ Education Ever End?
Many critics claim that Pakistan takes global centre stage when it comes to horrific news, and tales of terrorism and corruption. But less is written and talked about the human gems this [...]
Yes, Peace is possible….
I would like to argue that peace is possible between individuals and societies. If, that is, we learn to accept that various perspectives are acceptable and possible and allow others [...]
Lending a learning hand
What started as a project to help improve the English language skills of underprivileged kids turned into something a lot more for the group of volunteers who ventured out to teach students at the [...]
Death Threat on the Roll – Shisha Culture in Pakistan.
There has been a sudden rise in the number of patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Pakistan and other Middle East countries in the last few years. The reason behind [...]
A Peace of Your Mind
“Is it for faith to deliver peace, when on all sides inequity thrives for it shall indeed thrive, when the blessed walk past blissfully blind, content in their own moral [...]
Halting the Democratic Rollback in Pakistan
The “rollback” of democracies has always been a part of history ever since the concept was conceived. However, there have been both successful and unsuccessful attempts to sustain democratic processes [...]
Learning to Help – The New Kind of Education
Education in today’s world requires much more than a curriculum packed with subjects like mathematics, geography and sciences. Now even though education of this kind is important and should be [...]
Boosting education in pakistan with public/private partnerships
The world over, education is being given top priority in all government budgets as it is universally recognized as a vital block for building a progressive state. In Pakistan education [...]
The lives of street vendors – not so picture perfect
The series of photos below was taken to show the working conditions of more than 50 percent of the Pakistani population.
Child Labour in Pakistan
It was one of our regular nights out with friends when a 7 year old kid approached us to see if we were interested in buying balloons from him. When [...]
