The spread of COVID-19 has brought up many responsibilities within many groups of people as realization hit that it was soon to go through the cities with the rapid increase of cases reported. As one community held council meetings through different media and means of how to deal with the onset of the virus, one…
The Government here eased the lockdown in order to combat an economic fallout. One has already noted the mammoth shift in consumer behavior during the COVID-19 crisis. Our next steps in these crucial moments would be the deciding factor as the nation opens up slowly. Some countries have already taken the decision to do so…
The devastating crash of PIA Flight #8303 has been that one thing that has left us all greatly traumatized as a country. The news has left us with so much sadness that it was difficult celebrating our Eid here; many chose to observe it while keeping in our hearts and minds prayers for those affected….
The Ehsaas program, which falls under the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division, officially started last year. This kicked into effect as a lifesaver to the country just as the pandemic hit and cases surged throughout the country. The efficiency of the material purpose of the program was soon to be tested in practical terms…
As my six year old nephew in New York logged onto the tablet set up by his parents for his online school classes, I wondered at the pre-emptive measures that had been taken for the sake of education and certainly for the sake of normalcy during the onset of the pandemic. A beautiful example of…
Things that have always held true on the advent of the holy month of Ramazan are the joyful messages and the flood of greetings and peace in your inbox from around the world. This year was under a different scenario as things were completely different and so was the form of expression. This time around…
The East West Institute (EWI) along with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung conducted an extremely successful two day panel discussion in Colombo, Sri Lanka on the water crisis titled “Water Security and Disaster Management in Asia”. The EWI is a conflict resolution organization with headquarters in New York. The participants discussed strategy, progress and possible solutions for…
Today, in 2020, we face another war, one being fought worldwide and against something quite unfathomable called the “unseen” enemy. We had no previous defence strategy for it. Cities, towns and entire countries have fallen victim to one of the most widespread viruses in the world. What started as a small news clip about the…
Leaving aside all the conspiracy theories on the virus that have been deleted from my WhatsApp, the lockdown of Italy and the rest of the European countries was inevitable and necessary when by mid-March the number of infected persons listed in Italy jumped from a few hundred to thousands within days and have continued to…
World Economic Forum 2020 opened with over 3,000 participants this year. Over the years, the forum has noted a significant increase in the footfall. What would this mean for the beautiful locale in the Swiss Alps as visitors trek from all over the world for this event in a small community that host the world’s…
