society

Sustainable future for survival

 Rabid consumerism continues to wreak havoc on the planet as a whole. The results of this environmental rape and exploitation of natural assets is increasingly obvious right here at home in Pakistan where, unless you are extremely lucky indeed, it is next to impossible to walk anywhere without there being some kind of none-biodegradable garbage under foot, chocking gutters are ...
21 May, 2013
Zahrah Nasir
The Nation
25 March, 2013

KARACHI: Health care for disabled women urged

KARACHI, March 7: That women face hardships in our society due to gender discrimination and social inequalities is a well-known fact. 

06 August, 2010
Daily Dawn
Faiza Ilyas
08 March, 2009

Re-Assessment of Water Resource Availability and use for Major River Basins of Balochistan, Study Findings, Policy Issues and Reforms 2008

Need assessment in most of the participatory development projects carried out in the province ranked water as the critical element for economic development. Poverty is strongly correlated with natural resource endowments essential for survival of civil society. Rural areas where resource base is poor are more in the grip of abject poverty compared to areas where natural resources are ...