Coal production is an environmental hazard with little to no solution on September 25, 2020Coal energy is being replaced with renewable energy all over the world whilst Pakistan has a different perspective. Talking to people in power, doctors and labourers, the Pakistan climate crisis is heavily affected by coal production. Dr. Ghafoor Shoro, 55, from Pakistan Medical Association describes pneumoconiosis as untreatable. “Pneumoconiosis usually happens to labourers who stay […]
Afghan scavengers in Pakistan create informal economy on August 26, 2020It’s a cold difficult morning. The cold breeze is piercing through the skin. Scavengers who belong to the lowest class of society begin collecting garbage in the wee hours of the morning The scavengers hail from the province of Punjab or either from neighbouring Afghanistan. One of the Afghan scavengers Kadir Aziz, arrived in Pakistan […]
Coronavirus spirals down in Pakistan but at a hefty price on August 25, 2020The coronavirus has wrapped the whole world into its claws. With schools and universities being shut since six months, life has become mundane for students and parents. Jobs are now being switched from going to office to working from home. People who are affected with coronavirus are in isolation as their family members being in […]
The curious case of a military boot on January 21, 2020Faisal Vawda, Federal Minister for Water Resources brought a boot to Kashif Abbasi’s show Off the Record on ARY News to condemn Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on supporting the Army Act in parliament. Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has banned Off the Record for 60 days which is a […]