Governance Reforms

September 4, 2020

Tents and private armies

Administrator,                                              Sept. 3, 2020 […]
September 4, 2020

Those who clean our gutters deserve our respect

Cantonment Executive Officer, CBC CC-38, Street No.13, Kh-e-Rahat, Phase-VI, DHA, Karachi. Phone: +92-21-35847831-2,   Dear Sir,   Request for Information under   Article 19A of the Constitution […]
September 4, 2020

A question of 70 crores

Cantonment Executive Officer, Cantonment Board Clifton CC-38, Street No.13, Kh-e-Rahat, Phase-VI, DHA, Karachi. Phone: +92-21-35847831-2,   Dear Sir,   Request for Information under   Article 19A of […]
September 5, 2020

Religious discrimination

Mr. Murad Ali Shah                                             […]
September 5, 2020

H2O – the ultimate leveler

H2O – the ultimate leveler. Connected with covalent bonds of one Oxygen and two Hydrogen atoms, I am a typically colorless, tasteless, odorless and harmless fluid. […]
September 8, 2020

Let me breathe

This is absolutely amazing. Another 1000 contracted janitors, being paid illegal wages of Rs.13000 pm can ‘begin to breathe’ a bit more easily. The latest is […]
September 16, 2020

Two steps that could change Pakistan

Two steps that could change Pakistan. The heart-rending events of torture, rape and murder experienced by women and children in the last few weeks have scorched […]
September 17, 2020

A state neglecting its own children

  Pakistan continues to suffer from mounting cases of abuse, kidnapping, rape, and killing of women and children. There is no end in sight.  May it […]
September 24, 2020

Could this have been avoided?

On the night of 21st September, two men traveling in a Vigo, kidnapped a 22 year old woman from outside a Clifton Mall, took her to […]
October 1, 2020

Protecting the Rights of Children?

Seven months back , having warmly welcomed the notification of National Commission on the Rights of Child (NCRC), one assumed that here was an outstanding opportunity […]
October 1, 2020

Reactive vs. Proactive

The decision to establish a single national Emergency Helpline is absolutely welcome.  Much delayed and  arriving in the wake of the Lahore Motorway rape case,  one […]
October 1, 2020

Simplifying tax payment

When governments make promises, they often are intended to either appease or fool the public. A “one page simplified Tax Return Form”, is one of many […]
October 13, 2020

Clearing the clogged nullahs

  Clearing the clogged nullahs   Most Pakistani institutions, Commissions and Authorities have been rendered increasingly dysfunctional by years of politicization, colonial bureaucracy and sustained incompetence.   […]
November 1, 2020

Waste Management System

The following paragraphs propose a Waste Management System (WMS) that could be easily adopted and implemented by the Cantonment Board Clifton (CBC) , and other similar […]
November 1, 2020

Salient features of the proposed Waste Management System

Cantonment Executive Officer, Cantonment Board office, Clifton, Karachi.   Dear Sir, Waste Management System A group of citizens had recently met Dr. Rizwan Deputy CEO and […]
November 2, 2020

Arzoo Kahan hey?

Numerous distressful events sadden our lives.  But what may leave a permanent  scar on our collective conscience for a long time  is how every state institution […]
November 5, 2020

Citizens demand justice and accountability

Citizens demand justice and accountability The unlawful and inhuman acts of kidnapping, change of religion and forced marriage of the 13 year old girl Arzoo to […]
November 6, 2020

Make ZARRA operational PLEEEEAZE

Make ZARRA operational …   PLEEEEEAZE. Why Pakistani children may NEVER be protected in a system that is designed only to please foreign agencies such as UN […]
November 17, 2020

Revive Sindh Information Commission

Chief Information Commissioner, Sindh Information Commission Dear Sir,  Failure of Sindh Public bodies to respond to RTI requests We have written numerous letters to various Sindh […]
November 17, 2020

Stop exploiting the petrol pump attendants?

Mr. Mehmet Celepoglu, Chief Executive Officer Total Parco Pakistan Limited, Merhabalar Mehmet Bey, Minimum Wages : Total Parco Petrol Stations.   As a citizen and a […]