Environmental Issues
March 27, 2019
Sinister sale of Saiful-Maluk For years the eco-system of Balochistan has been mercilessly plundered by bandits from rich Middle Eastern states. Trampling upon large tracts […]
March 27, 2019
Lessons for Pakistani mayors – who destroyed even the existing infrastructure and pushed their cities back in time by decades. “Why do you always ask me […]
March 27, 2019
McDonald Ka Pakistan Pakistan has much to be proud of. It is therefore strange that it places so much emphasis on displaying missiles and McDonald’s restaurants, […]
March 27, 2019
Noise levels I am fortunate to be living in a spiritually blessed area. There are five mosques, each located within half to one kilometer of […]
March 27, 2019
Plunder at hill stations Imagine for a moment that you get up one morning with a deep sense of suffocation, darkness, depression and emptiness. You […]
March 27, 2019
Sips from a Broken Teacup By Raihana A Hasan Ushba Publishing International, Pakistan ISBN 978-969-9154-18-8 2011.429pp. Sips from a Broken Teacup Reviewed by Naeem Sadiq […]
March 27, 2019
Tap Water for All “There is no logical explanation for regular bottled water use: It costs more, offers less and pollutes our planet unforgivably.” ~ […]
March 27, 2019
The Environmental Apartheid The 5 star Serena Islamabad, best known for its cost and exclusivity was the venue for holding a one day seminar (one […]
March 27, 2019
The Filthy Rich City By Vaqar Ahmed The Filthy Rich City The garbage-choked streets of Karachi present a truly dismal picture. The city produces […]
March 27, 2019
Privatisation of forests Plot by plot, the beautiful and scenic spots of Nathia Galli, Doonga Galli and the other ‘galliat’ of our northern mountains are […]
March 27, 2019
The Promised Water Isa Daudpota & Naeem Sadiq Bold headlines in national dailies of September 21, 2005, splashed the government’s commitment to provide clean drinking water across […]
March 27, 2019
Unfair Treatment Naeem Sadiq The News Sept.03, 2012 Two self-inflicted anxieties dominate the psyche of men and women of Pakistan. The perception amongst its women […]
March 27, 2019
V1 – a development philosophy to guard against. On a recent domestic PIA flight, I was intrigued by an unusual in-flight announcement. After mechanically uttering […]
April 1, 2019
IN December 2016, I had filed a constitutional petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, praying for the appointment of a commission to probe whether people […]
April 2, 2019
Our dependency syndrome In 2016, a Chinese company was awarded a contract for garbage collection in the districts South and East of Karachi at the rate […]
April 2, 2019
Our militant elite As members of “Citizens for Equal Rights”, we advocate respect, dignity, protection and equal rights for all citizens, regardless of their economic or […]
September 24, 2019
Can the citizens come together ? Environmental initiatives must begin by working, campaigning and pushing for actions, beginning with your own city and country. My […]
October 5, 2019
At 5:24 pm on 30th Sept. 2019, Pakistan’s population was 217,641,492. It would be a few hundred thousand more by the time this article appears in […]