In favour of ‘vaccine passports’ on April 18, 2021Vaccine Passports have been a main topic of conversation in the past few days. Last year I was scoffed at for bringing this up and it was even denoted as being a conspiracy theory. However, they do make sense currently and the news on this is they might just become a reality very soon for […]
Battling loss and grief during Covid -19 in a South Asian landscape on April 5, 2021The therapist I spoke to told me that ‘channeling’ grief was not the first stage that we should be speaking about as far as mental health was concerned. Particularly in this cultural environment, ‘battling’ grief would be the terminology better used. To her, Covid survivors or Covid-loss related survivors are likened to warriors. Warriors who […]
Vaccine hesitancy in Pakistan – Building trust on March 20, 2021Viewing the World Economic Forum (WEF) webinar “Boosting Vaccine Confidence” earlier this year was quite educational. The focus of the webinar was to encourage vaccine administrations worldwide and build trust in the vaccines amongst their people by providing adequate knowledge to them. The Covid-19 vaccines have brought up some tough questions for Pakistan to answer, […]
Acknowledging Malala on March 7, 2021For International Women’s Day we highlight Malala Yousafzai as being one of the most powerful symbols of Women’s Empowerment in the world today The story of Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani girl who was shot in 2012 by militants for expressing her opinions, is known across continents. After surviving the brutal attack, she went […]
FATF grey list — A bitter reality on March 7, 2021Politics! Cried the irate crowd. The recent announcement that Pakistan will remain on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list was met with disdain and denial of ground realities. The FATF President, Dr. Marcus Pleyer was significantly diplomatic yet very clear when he said there were “serious deficiencies in mechanisms to plug terrorism financing”. […]
Quaid-e-Azam House to be turned into an Institute of Nation Building on February 28, 2021“Eventually, we all have to go. All the work we do is for the present generation and future generations to carry forward. They are the inheritors of everything we leave behind. The institutions we establish, remain forever.” – Liaquat Merchant. The recent MOU signed by the Jinnah Society, the Sindh Government and KCFR (Karachi Council […]
Lady Boss: Faiza Yousuf on February 26, 2021A talk with Faiza Yousuf, a tech influencer in Pakistan. The Co-founder of Code Girls, Faiza gives us an insight into tech training here in Pakistan. Known for her viewpoints on Social Media she has a great fan following. Faiza Yousuf is also the founder of WomenInTech, a non-profit community initiative, a fully funded coding […]
Listening to Greta Thunberg: SDG 13 and a lot more on February 14, 2021Perhaps if the older generation stopped dumping their existential angst on children maybe the world will start to prosper as the one world that is so often touted. As an FIR was cut from a certain country against the young Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, for expressing her viewpoints on global affairs, we wondered how the […]
The single national curriculum – moving education forward on February 7, 2021The Single National Curriculum (SNC) stands vehemently opposed by a select few as not being ‘the right time’ or being too hastily implemented. However, none of the refutations seemed to have read through the official SNC policies nor what the directive is. It has transparently discussed the construct, carefully outlining the framework and had these […]
Reset of US-Pakistan relations Part II-Changing the lens on January 31, 2021The second webinar of the series called the “RESET OF US-PAKISTAN RELATIONS” hosted by KCFR (Karachi Council on Foreign Relations) was held on January 19th 2021. It was a pleasure listening to a fresh and candid approach to the multiple complexities of the relationship between the two countries as well as a way going forward. […]