Violent crime wave: Dawn
Young people, including students with their lives ahead of them, have mercilessly fallen to criminals’ bullets in this crime-infested city. Moreover, no part of Karachi seems to…
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People are paying through their noses for essential healthcare: The Daily Star
The sorry state of the healthcare budget is not just limited to falling numbers. Corruption and irregularities in the sector, along with poor planning and execution of the budget,…
The sobering Indian election results should lead to a dialling down of anti-Muslim rhetoric: Dawn
For the BJP, Muslim-baiting and communal rhetoric appear to have backfired, even in its political heartland or ‘Hindi belt’. Instead of praising the glory of a new Hindu…
Jobless Gen-Z and demographic disaster: The Jakarta Post
One of the big challenges for the government at the moment is to create jobs fast enough for the young population as their population keeps growing. Failure to do so may result in…
Babies are not for sale: Philippine Daily Inquirer
Recently, the Department of Justice shared the news that at least 500 Facebook accounts closely linked to the black market sale of babies had finally been taken down.
Hurdles along the electric road: Kuensel
Bhutan could lead in a big way in switching to clean energy in the transportation sector, if taken seriously. What is needed are bold decisions and infrastructure to make it…
Spice for thought: The Kathmandu Post
In a breathtaking display of callousness to public health, two weeks into a ban on Indian spice brands Everest and MDH, their products continue to be available in the market,…
To be born poor and a woman!: The Daily Star
The magnitude of women's vulnerability once again came to the fore through a recent report of a woman in Kurigram who died by suicide after loan sharks repeatedly gang-raped her…
Kishida’s Paradox: Victory Is Doubtful, but No Challengers Emerge
PM Kishida has claimed that he surpasses other politicians in his “ability to listen.” But recently, he is seen as a politician who surpasses others in his “ability to be…
Pakistan is in a debt trap where it must borrow more to pay back its existing debt: Dawn
Pakistan’s debt stock has grown exponentially in recent years. So have debt payments, putting pressure on the budget. With the government running an unsustainably high fiscal…