Tag: Naseer Memon

WHILE ‘Form 47’ continues to be the talk of the town, ‘Gate 47’ is generating a very different kind of buzz in Sindh. For context, on June 20, Gate Number … Read More

COMMUNITIES and the nearest ad­­ministrative tier are considered the linchpin of any disaster management system. Pakistan’s National Disaster Manage­ment (NDM) Act, 2010, focuses on the disaster management architecture and deline­­­ates … Read More

THE country is in the grip of an enigmatic weather cycle. Snowfall drifted its way from December-January to February-April. A startlingly wet April baffled weather oracles. Upcountry mountains were enveloped … Read More

A FRESH conflict has erupted between Punjab and Sindh on the issue of irrigating a new command area. Punjab’s irrigation department sought a water availability certificate from the Indus River … Read More

THE UNDP’s Human Development Report for 2023-24 ranks Pakistan 164th out of 193 countries. Last year, Pakistan stood at 161. Its decline on the Human Development Index (HDI) did not … Read More

THE newly elected Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and the ruling PPP chairperson Mr Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari have reiterated their commitment to making the rehabilitation of flood-affected communities a … Read More

IN a significant move, President Arif Alvi has refused to approve a contentious summary that seeks to restructure the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) Act 1992. The proposal restricts the … Read More

FLOOD devastation is often characterised by breached embankments, collapsed houses, broken roads, loss of crops and traumatised masses. Sindh witnessed all these forms of devastation in 2022. Consequently, rehabilitation initiatives … Read More

THE screening of development projects through the lens of climate resilience requires a paradigm shift in development planning and budgeting. The International Monetary Fund wants Pakistan to introduce this shift … Read More

THE fate of those affected by last year’s floods has faded from memory but the miseries of the people persist. Catastrophic events leave deep bruises. Complete healing is a complex … Read More