Writers Corner

November 1, 2016

A lose-lose game

Naseer Memon | October 30, 2016 | Published in The News. India and Pakistan are entangled in a fresh spate of border conflict. At the edge […]
August 2, 2016

Dimensions of poverty

Naseer Memon | July 24, 2016 | Published in The News. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) have […]
July 11, 2016

Monsoon menace yet again

Naseer Memon | July 10, 2016 | Published in The News. Monsoon has already descended on Pakistan. Weather pundits have forecast an ominous monsoon this year […]
June 13, 2016

The one-humanity dream

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 […]
February 10, 2016

Festival to celebrate Pakistan’s linguistic diversity

Naseer Memon | February 06, 2016 | Published in The News. ISLAMABAD: As many as 27 of the 70 languages spoken in Pakistan have been declared […]
November 18, 2015

Devolution sans development

Naseer Memon | Nov 16, 2015 | Published in The News. The 7th National Finance Commission Award (NFCA) marked a major policy shift that attempted to […]
October 27, 2015

Democracy delayed

Naseer Memon | October 18, 2015 | Published in The News. Frequent delays in local government elections expose a perceptible lacuna in the constitution which does […]
October 27, 2015

Ten years on…

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 […]
October 27, 2015

Let the floods flow

Naseer Memon | August 23, 2015 | Published in The News. The recent flood phenomenon merits a deeper dissection rather than a superficial mourning and condemnation. […]