Bilal Aslam

The UN Water Conference 2023 was held from March 22 to 24 at UN Headquarters in New York. The conference was co-hosted by the Netherlands and Tajikistan and brought together over 2,000 government representatives, scientists, academics, civil society groups, private sector representatives, and youth delegates to address future water-related challenges. The conference’s overarching themes included […]

The 2022 floods that devastated one-third of Pakistan were catastrophic on a massive scale. The floods displaced millions, destroyed infrastructure over thousands of kilometres, killed livestock, and devastated crops. Driven by necessity and urgency, Pakistan emerged to lead the Group of Developing Countries under the G77+China at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the […]

According to the National Human Development Report (NHDR), almost a million new jobs need to be created every year over the next five years. If labour force participation rates are to be improved, an additional 1.3 million jobs must be created each year for the next five years. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected […]

In December 2022, a large gathering of right-wing activists, fundamentalist militants, and Hindutva organisations was held at an event called “Dharma Sansad,” or “religious parliament.” During the event, there was an unprecedented outpouring of hate speech calling for the genocide of India’s Muslim population. Pooja Shakun Pandey, a senior member of the right-wing Hindu Mahasabha […]

The foreign policy magazine titled the year 2022 “Pakistan’s year of turmoil,” citing the economic conditions of the country. The year 2022 ended with the unpleasant news of the partial shutting down of the textile industry, including NCL, Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited, Suraj Cotton Mills Limited and many others, due to the prevailing economic crisis. […]