My Body, My Choice, (my right to an opinion) on March 11, 2020International Women’s day (IWD) since the past few years in this part of the world has suddenly become highly sensitized and with a plethora of debates triggering volatile dispute. The slogan this year which caused a greater dialogue, over many issues, to be demanded amongst women’s rights was “MeraJism, Meri Marzi” (My Body, My Choice). […]
Hydro politics and water security on March 8, 2020The East West Institute (EWI) along with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung conducted an extremely successful two-day panel discussion in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on the water crisis titled Water Security and Disaster Management in Asia. The EWI is a conflict resolution organization with headquarters in New York. The participants discussed strategy, progress and possible solutions for the […]
Women bikers and empowerment on March 1, 2020“How is riding a motorcycle empowering for women? I’m trying to understand”, wrote a Business University alumna on her social media. It was perhaps for the sake of provoking a discussion there, however, some of the comments that were underneath I found quite interesting as the opinion on the matter was quite divided, ironically enough, […]
Humzah Yazdani: Global Shaper at the World Economic Forum on February 23, 2020Our correspondent speaks to the young Pakistani man, who made it to the World Economic Forum on merit and sheer determination. Humzah Yazdani is a part of the Global Shapers Community, which is an initiative of the WEF. This year, he was selected to be a part of the Davos 50. Proud to be a […]
Accelerating the Pace to a Fairer World on February 16, 2020The World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2020 came out recently; sending many of us into a flurry of despair. It stated that at the present rate of progress, it could take us nearly 100 years to get to gender parity (99.5 years to be exact) and reach a gender-equal world. Another dismal fact […]
Thunberg makes a difference on February 9, 2020“Our house is still on fire. Your inaction is fuelling the flames by the hour.” This year, the World Economic Forum (Wef20) brought together global leaders to address many world issues at the Annual Meeting in Davos, the top-most spoken about being the ecological crisis of our time. The theme of the forum this year […]
Climate change action starts at home! on February 2, 2020World Economic Forum 2020 opened with over 3,000 participants this year. Over the years, the forum has noted a significant increase in the footfall. What would this mean for the beautiful locale in the Swiss Alps as visitors trek from all over the world for this event in a small community that host the world’s […]
Pakistan at Davos: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020 on January 25, 2020The hashtag #PakistanatDavos2020 trended at the top at number one in Pakistan. PM Imran Khan has attended the World Economic Forum 2020 (WEF). The official speech that followed with an interview session with BorgeBrende, President of the World Economic Forum (WEF) was received exceedingly wellas murmured by the crowd of Global leaders presentas the PM […]
Gender Parity SDG 5: approaching the goals for success on January 19, 2020“I have always maintained that no nation can ever be worthy of its existence that cannot take with them their women. No struggle can ever succeed without women ever participating side by side with men.” Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Founder of Pakistan, Speech at Islamia College, 25th March 1940) Muhammad Ali Jinnah brought Muslim women out […]
Karachi Eat Food Festival 2020 on January 15, 2020Foodies in Karachi were determined to get to one of the largest events of the social calendar: the Karachi Eat Food Festival 2020. One of the most happening events, the crazy gusts of wind and cold could not keep the food lovers away. The annual three-day food festival was again a success this year, and […]