President Asif Ali Zardari called for global efforts to end poverty and ensure equal rights for all during his address at the World Summit for Social Development in Doha on Tuesday. He emphasized that social integration must be rooted in equality, solidarity, and respect for human rights. Zardari urged the world community to build inclusive […]
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The perils of Pakistani public schooling: A system failing its children
For the average Pakistani, if he is able to afford it, sending their children to private school is not a choice rather a compulsion. In stark contrast, we find that for the financially abled American, opting for Public school is commonplace. Perhaps this roots from the tremendous variation in differences in cost of schooling between […]
PIDE Launches Pakistan’s First Digital Panel Survey Tracking 20 Years of Change
ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) on Wednesday unveiled landmark findings from the Pakistan Panel Household Survey (PPHS) 2024, the nation’s first fully digital panel survey, which tracks economic and social change for more than 20 years. The survey’s results were presented at a seminar titled “Pakistan Panel Household Survey (PPHS): Key […]
Bilawal urges Pakistan-India unity to tackle terrorism and climate crisis
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has stressed the urgent need for Pakistan and India to work together to combat terrorism, climate change, and inequality. Speaking on X (formerly Twitter), he described peace as a shared goal for both nations and urged youth to lead the way forward. He emphasized that the younger generation in both […]
Swedish female soccer players call for unity to tackle inequality
With 30,000 tickets sold for their friendly against Germany in Stockholm on Saturday, Sweden’s female players have called for unity to tackle inequalities between men and women in soccer, especially when it comes to money. Huge crowds have attended women’s games in England, Italy and Spain recently and defender Nilla Fischer told media that fans, […]