Mexico — a place very close to home on August 1, 2019A short internship stint over the summer provided me with the opportunity to explore a new country and culture: Mexico. Stories that do the rounds on mainstream media and the way the country is perceived by some people in the US had me nervous as I boarded my flight from New Jersey to Mexico City. […]
Are corporations responsible for blatant product misuse by their consumers? on December 20, 2018There has been a lot of debate about the need for corporations to be held accountable in case their products are misused by the customers. Proving cause and effect in this case is not easy task; though there have been several cases where corporations have been sued for such reasons. In my opinion, corporations should […]
When it comes to money, many corporations are of the same religion on September 23, 2018A lot of companies these days are marketing themselves as greener, equitable and more sustainable, to attract the increasingly large number of environmentally and socially conscious customers. However, if we dig in a little deeper, we see that in many of these cases, this too is a ploy employed by the corporations in order to […]
Politics of principles on July 24, 2018As Pakistan heads towards third general election in a row, election campaigning in the country enters its final stages. In an election which has widely been reported to be a victim of micromanaging and political engineering, there are two major political forces that are at spearheads with each other. One is labelled as a darling […]
Punjab’s revamped secondary health facilities on June 2, 2018Although the main argument by the opposition against the ruling government is its low prioritisation towards the health and education sector, the government of Punjab has worked on an ambitious program to revamp its secondary health facilities across the province. Former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif, who completed his provincial government recently, had been on […]
The Dilemma of O & A Level Students and the Private Education Mafia on May 4, 2018Whilst there is a general perception that students who follow the British education system fare better than their peers who take the matriculation and FSc exams, the reality is however significantly different. Despite the fact that the O & A level system has better course content and learning outcomes than its local counterparts, O & […]
Pakistan and her Nobel laureates on April 5, 2018When Dr Abdus Salam returned to Pakistan in 1980 after winning the Nobel Prize in Physics for his valuable contributions towards the electroweak unification theory, he was invited to a ceremony in Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad’s Department of Physics to honour him for his excellence in the subject. Dr Salam came to Islamabad but could not […]
Pakistan’s nutritional woes on March 9, 2018‘End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.’ This is the ones of the goals of the Sustainable Development Goals envisioned by the world community for 2030, which Pakistan also seeks to achieve by the end of the next decade. However, in reality the situation is very bleak in the country […]
Using technology to improve healthcare in Punjab on January 1, 2018With a population of over 110 Million people, the province of Punjab in Pakistan would be the 12th most populous country in the world, had it been a sovereign state. With such a huge population, and an addition of approximately four million new children per year, healthcare is a major challenge in the province. The […]
Let us celebrate Basant on March 9, 2017Recently, the final match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) tournament was successfully held in Lahore. There was excitement all around and thousands attended the match despite security threats. The enthusiasm for PSL showed how starved Lahoris were for recreation and with effective support by the state they were able to dispel the atmosphere of fear […]