Cost of road crashes on August 23, 2019Pakistan is wasting about nine billion dollars every year; that is about 1,400 billion rupees per year as per a 2018 report of the ministry of communication. This money is wasted on repairing of vehicles, medical treatment of the injured, losing the market value of the vehicle and opportunity costs after a road crash. Nine […]
Population, Housing and Food on August 15, 2019In every city and even in remote areas, there is a flood of housing societies without any control or regulation Pakistan is caught in a vicious cycle of over-population, housing societies and low food quality I shifted to Pakistan in 2012 from Europe, and I was stunned to see over-crowded roads, markets, streets, mushrooming of […]
Overloading and Road Crashes on August 1, 2019Pakistan’s roads are full of overloading, and that is one of the biggest reasons of road crashes in Pakistan. Every day, when a person comes on roads, he/she witnesses a number of vehicles that are full of passengers and goods, vehicles that are overloaded. We see that motorcyclists are not only a victim of one-wheeling, […]
Solid Waste Management in Pakistan: an overlooked social Issue on July 23, 2019Solid waste production is one of the biggest challenges not only for a developing country but also for the developed world. In Pakistan, about 48.5 million tons of solid waste is produced annually, and it is increasing more than two percent every year. This is the waste that we are throwing or littering on roads, […]
Youth and future of Pakistan on July 22, 2019Youth in Pakistan are victim of their own existence due to their huge volume and low economic growth rate. According to UN report, 64% of population below is under 30 and 29% are between 15 and 24. Pakistan has one of the highest youth population on the globe. Perhaps, we could be replacing Yemen very […]
Bridging the gap between State and Society on July 13, 2019The gulf between state institution and society is widening every passing day in Pakistan. The state referred bureaucratic institutions of this country and society is denoted as a large number of individuals of the country. The interplay between state and society has been always very critical throughout the history of Pakistan even before the partition. […]
Road Safety in Pakistan: A Serious Challenge to Public Health on July 5, 2019Pakistan’s landscape is full of road accidents which is a serious public health issue. Why road safety? It is pertinent to mention that according to WHO 2018 report, every year in Pakistan around 27,582 people die on roads due to traffic accidents. Around 50,000 people become a victim of disability due to road crashes. It […]