Riaz Riazuddin   Pakistan experienced two floods in 2022 – a devastating flood in June triggered by the climate change, and an earlier political flood that swept away the government of Imran Khan and installed the current coalition government of Shahbaz Sharif. Both floods damaged the economy immensely and

  Tajreen Midhat   At the 27th session of the Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt in November 2022, Pakistan’s Minister for Climate Change, Sherry Rehman, spoke of climate injustice and vulnerable populations impacted by the floods in Pakistan. The Pakistan delegation played a pivotal

  Muhammad Rafique   Pluralism and human rights are important characteristics of a democratic society, their interplay is particularly crucial in a diverse country like Pakistan. With its rich tapestry of ethnicities, cultures and religions, the country presents a unique context where recognition and respect for human rights are essential

  Dr. Nausheen Wasi   The April 11, 2022 midnight no-confidence vote in the Parliament that ousted Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Government slipped the country into an ongoing spiral of crisis.  The climax came on May 9, 2023, when Imran khan was arrested. In a subsequent

  Pakistan, a country of 231 million multi-ethnic, multi-lingual people, is at the crossroads. The challenges of political polarisation, economic hardships, climate change, internal security threats due to religious extremism, and civil-military tensions are spiralling. The complex intertwining of the issues and the rapidly changing circumstances make it difficult to