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Dr Abid Qaiyum SuleriDaily Times |
T he annual Conference of Parties under the UNFCCC are more than scientific, technical or environmental activist gatherings; they are arenas where...
A s COP29 unfolds in Baku, it is increasingly clear that climate finance is indeed the linchpin of meaningful global climate action. Money — who...
In South Asia, the moniker ‘fifth season’ aptly captures the air pollution and smog that returns annually to engulf urban and semi-urban regions,...
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has become a powerful regional forum, bringing together countries with significant geopolitical and...
P akistan, like the rest of the world, is no stranger to the growing threats posed by climate change. The nation’s climate adaptation efforts,...
S ince gaining independence, Pakistan has faced many economic challenges that have hindered its growth and development. Many of those challenges, from...
With the recent increase in electricity tariffs, there is renewed debate over the rationality of capacity payment charges (CPC) to independent power...
Federal budgets in Pakistan have historically been interpreted differently by various stakeholders. Governments invariably claim that their budgets...
While the people of Pakistan are yet again braving severe heatwaves, the theme of this year’s World Environment Day (which falls today) – ‘Land...
In public policy literature, ‘policy silos’ describe the phenomenon where policies are developed in isolation from other policy areas and without...
I t is often said that while natural calamities cannot be prevented, they can be stopped from turning into human disasters through the implementation...
The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is poised to reshape its international trade dynamics by introducing a carbon price...
The annual and spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Bank (WB) are key events for the global economic community....
The World Bank, in its latest report, ‘Pakistan Development Update’, issues a stark warning: in the current fiscal year, the country’s fiscal...
Climate change and global warming are no longer buzzwords. They have emerged as clear indicators of an impending crisis that threatens the very fabric...
Like many nations burdened by debt, Egypt once again found itself navigating a storm of economic challenges, a scenario all too familiar to Pakistan....
J ust before completing its tenure in 2013, the Pakistan Peoples Party-led government had announced plans to start the Pakistan segment of the...
As Pakistan is getting ready to usher in a new government, the nation's economic trajectory is a focus of attention. The question that looms is...
While prioritizing macroeconomic stability rightfully claims the top spot on the incoming government’s agenda, it is equally imperative to accord...
T he phrases “revival and recovery of Pakistan’s economy,” “bringing back the era of economic growth,” and “working towards the economic...
There is an ongoing debate regarding the preferable size of government – big or small? ‘Big government’ is a political concept where the...
O ne may argue that Pakistan’s challenges are mutually nonexclusive and interrelated. It is not easy to address any single issue or challenge in...
T here is no good or bad COP when discussing the annual Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This...
Ahmad Saleem, a luminary in the realm of Urdu and Punjabi literature and poetry, left an indelible mark on Pakistan’s social and political...
T The Covid-19 pandemic, a phenomenon that eluded previous infectious threats like Ebola, SARS, MERS and swine flu, was declared a pandemic not only...