Writers Corner

Naseer Memon | July 10, 2016 | Published in The News. Monsoon has already descended on Pakistan. Weather pundits have forecast an ominous monsoon this year with an estimated 10-20 per cent higher rainfall. Considering the experience of devastating floods during recent years, this prediction has created pre-monsoon jitters. Capricious climate has been dodging the

Naseer Memon | June 12, 2016 | Published in The News. The first ever World Humanitarian Summit held in Istanbul on May 23-24, 2016 has brought humanitarian affairs in the global limelight. Attended by 9000 participants from 173 member states of the UN including 55 heads of state and hundreds of other stakeholders, the event

Naseer Memon | February 06, 2016 | Published in The News. ISLAMABAD: As many as 27 of the 70 languages spoken in Pakistan have been declared ‘endangered’, as the speakers of such languages have started relying more on communicational languages. Indus Cultural Forum coordinator Niaz Nadeem emphasised, at a press conference on Friday that such

Naseer Memon | Nov 16, 2015 | Published in The News. The 7th National Finance Commission Award (NFCA) marked a major policy shift that attempted to enhance provincial share in vertical distribution and diversify the distribution criterion for horizontal distribution of resources. Additionally, the federal government reduced its tax collection charges substantially from five to

Naseer Memon | October 18, 2015 | Published in The News. Frequent delays in local government elections expose a perceptible lacuna in the constitution which does not prescribe any timeframe for mandatory local government elections. Establishing and strengthening an empowered local government system is the only way to transformg ‘electocracy’ into a genuine democracy. Otherwise the

Naseer Memon | October 4, 2015 | Published in The News. Reevaluating Pakistan’s record of land use planning and quality public and private housing a decade after the October 8, 2005 earthquake. October 8, 2005 evokes poignant memories of a devastating earthquake that jolted northern parts of the country early morning. Ten years on, thoughts

Naseer Memon | August 23, 2015 | Published in The News. The recent flood phenomenon merits a deeper dissection rather than a superficial mourning and condemnation. The media remained preoccupied with frantic news coverage and discussion programmes on floods during recent weeks. The government took flak for its inability to take appropriate measures to mitigate

 September 9, 2018 | Published in Dawn. ISLAMABAD: Leading civil society organisations have urged the government to immediately complete the formation of the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), an independent body to protect and promote human rights in the country. The previous parliament passed a bill for the setting up of this commission in

Naseer Memon | January 12, 2014 | Published in The News. As if the country is not enough plagued by a medley of miseries, the World Health Organisation is mulling over placing tough restrictions on Pakistanis travelling overseas. These restrictions are being considered in the wake of a series of polio cases triggered by virus

Naseer Memon | January 26, 2014 | Published in The News. Two catastrophic temblors jolted Awaran and Kech districts of Balochistan in September last year. While the episode has been obscured by a series of new headlines in media, miseries continue to shake the affectees. According to the data of the National Disaster Management Authority,