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Vanishing acts that would put Houdini’s most masterful work to shame have once again dawned upon the land of the pure. Poof! That’s how some of the most well-known proponents of free speech and human rights activists in the country have disappeared into thin air: alien abduction comes to mind, but the pattern suggests the works of more sinister forces that do not wish critical thinking to become national practice.

November 13, 2016June 15, 2020

Trump’s Triumph

Originally published in Pakistan Today on November 13, 2016

The frenzy surrounding what was perhaps the most controversial US election of all time has finally come to a screeching halt. Against all odds and expectations, Donald J. of the house Trump has emerged victorious; shocking political pundits, veteran campaign managers, and pretty much the entire human race everywhere.

November 10, 2016June 15, 2020

Water-Fall

Originally published in Dawn on November 10, 2016

Pakistan’s transition from water-rich to water-stressed didn’t come without fair warning. At the turn of the ’90s, experts predicted that freshwater resources in the country would dwindle substantially and become scarce by 2005. The predicted ‘waterfall’ was confirmed by the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR), which further added that acute water shortage would follow by 2025 if the current situation was allowed to prevail.

September 21, 2016June 15, 2020

Pakistan Warming

Originally published in Dawn on September 21, 2016

Amidst all the turmoil, climate change is rapidly surfacing as an issue that eclipses all others in terms of its severity and sheer scale of impact. As part of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to reduce global warming, Pakistan was among 175 nations that resolved to mitigate the effects of climate change by becoming signatory to the historic Paris Agreement in April this year.

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Vanishing Acts

Trump’s Triumph

Water-Fall

Pakistan Warming