The dangerous populist science of Harari
The best-selling author is a gifted storyteller and popular speaker. But he sacrifices science for sensationalism, and his work is riddled with errors.
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Opinion
Suicide: the never-ending pandemic in GBC
By Rozina Parveen When the horrors of life outway the terrors of death a man commits suicide — Albert Camus
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Pakistan’s neoliberal state is a machine for plunder
Pakistani neoliberalism hasn’t rolled back state intervention in the economy. Building on a predatory tradition that dates back to British colonial rule, it has used state power to enforce the ruthless exploitation of Pakistan’s workers and natural resources.
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The pied piper syndrome
We are faced with an intolerant generation that is self-righteous, hates dissent and wants everyone to think one way – which is their way. In short, we are reaping the fruits of the seeds we had sown ourselves in our classrooms and society at large. Today it is the misogynist, fascist Imran Khan, tomorrow it can be a right-wing extremist force which will use the same herd to its own advantage and ruin the already religiously intolerant and anti-women society.
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Pakistani media’s existential crisis
Pakistan’s media has been grappling with an existential crisis in recent years, with critical areas going from bad to worse. This includes a staggering two-fifths of media jobs — 8,000 out of 20,000 — being wiped out, partly because of lifeline public sector advertising having shrunk by over half, and a squeezed media economy that is drying up even private sector advertising.
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How Can We Escape The Vicious Circle Of Poverty Of Ideas?
By Aziz Ali Dad Human being is not just a name given to a biological being with a body. In
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Shisper glacier surge: societal impacts, interventions
By KOSAR BANO & CHIMI SELDON The Shisper Glacier surge blocking the proglacial Machuhar River, resulting in the formation of an ice-dammed
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Afghanistan: New Great Game in the heart of Asia
Regional powers are seeking to fill the vacuum left by the abrupt departure of the US and its Western allies.
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Christians & caste
Aasim Sajjad Akhtar Christmas is hardly a big occasion in Pakistan. More than two million Pakistani Christians celebrate it guardedly,
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GB Council elections and Hunza
By Rizwan Qalandar The people of Gilgit-Baltistan, especially youth are lately seemed to be engaged in discussions on social media
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Uberisation of farmlands
In the name of saving the climate, big technological and agriculture firms and corporations will uberise farmlands
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Why Tajikistan is taking a stand against the Taliban
Tajikistan has no intention of getting into a direct confrontation with the Taliban. Rather, by taking a few more risks than its neighbours, the Tajik leadership is counting on boosting its popularity, both at home and abroad.
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Pakistan is facing an existential crisis
The UN’s IPCC report, warning of melting glaciers in Gilgit-Baltistan should be a wake-up call for Pakistan.
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Learning from Afghanistan
Pervez Hoodbhoy WHAT did Afghan kids study after Mullah Omar’s Taliban were ousted in 2001? What was their school curriculum
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Potential impacts of 5-star hotels on Hunza’s ecology
In Hunza where people are still struggling to have access to basic needs including water, sanitation, electricity, health and education luxury and hotels with high inventory will have disastrous outcomes
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