Coronavirus — an opportunity? on April 30, 2020The recent viral photographs and videos of a leopard prowling Margalla Road has people mesmerised. WWF-Pakistan has indeed confirmed the descent of species such as the porcupine, barking deer, wild boar, fox and martin into their rightful habitat, as Islamabad and surrounding areas remain deserted during the lockdown. Lahore’s air quality index has fallen from […]
Looking for remedies to our water woes on May 10, 2019“We have been in the business of building, neglecting and rebuilding instead of building and maintaining,” poignantly stated Arif Nadeem, the former Punjab irrigation secretary. He was speaking at the Consortium for Development Policy Research. The session on Reforming Water Management in Pakistan was held on October 30, 2018. It brought out key problems in […]
It’s raining, it’s pouring, our government is snoring on July 10, 2018It is baffling that Pakistan’s urban planners have still not recognised in its 71-year history that the country receives annual monsoon rain. Every year, the nation faces extensive power outages and increased flooding, which endanger lives and causing extensive damage. July3, 2018, saw the worst rain yet, when a record-breaking amount poured over the country, […]
Wasteful fashion on March 19, 2018As spring is upon us, it heralds not only a change in weather but the new ‘lawn’ season. One cannot help but cringe at the thought of ‘aunties’ descending en-masse upon clothing stores. Like carnivores on a feeding frenzy, it is indeed a disheartening sight. Our lives revolve around the latest fashion trend, and in […]