Climate Change and Healthcare in Pakistan
This series aims to address the interconnected nature between climate and health with a focus on Pakistan. The three parts address the gender climate nexus as well as problems such as antibiotic resistance in paving the way for a sustainable healthcare system in...
"Security Challenges: Navigating the Refugees Crisis and Sustainable Development in Pakistan." In recent years, the problem of refugees has become a big worry for countries worldwide. People forced to leave due to conflict, persecution, and environmental disasters has...
The Impact of Smog: Choking Pakistan’s Educational System
Grappling with a severe environmental crisis, smog has taken over Lahore impacting the daily lives of residents. The toxic blend of smoke and fog has not only posed a serious health risk but also affected access to education in the city. The consequences of smog on...
The plight of Prisoners in Pakistan: Meeting SDG 3 and 16
Vision 2030 Pakistan aims to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as mandated by the United Nations to achieve a sustainable future and a fairer society for all. While the roadmap for peace under the SDGs aims to uplift marginalized communities, Pakistan...
Women’s Involvement in Pakistan’s Parliament and its Impact on SDGs 5 and 16
The Sustainable Development Goals 5 and 16 are critical to achieving gender equality and inclusive institutions. Sadly, Pakistan ranks among the worst-performing countries in terms of women's political empowerment and leadership, with a low number of women holding...
Pakistan’s Constitutional Gap: Healthcare as a Fundamental Right
Access to healthcare is a fundamental human right, recognised and enshrined in the constitutions of many nations around the world. However, in Pakistan, the absence of a clear constitutional provision declaring health as a right has had significant implications for...
Pakistan’s Struggle to Safeguard its Children: Challenges to Achieving SDG 16
Sustainable Development Goal 16 (SDG 16) is titled “Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.” This goal is pertinent to achieving Agenda 2030 laid down by the United Nations for Sustainable Development. This goal aims at strengthening human rights and reducing...
Progress and Challenges in Pakistan: Analysing the state of women’s health and access to reproductive rights in Pakistan.
Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) is a crucial component of meeting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, devised by the United Nations. The fifth SDG is dedicated to the pursuit of gender equality and empowerment of women and girls....
Beyond Borders: bridging the North-South divide for Sustainable Development Goals
Exploring the North-South divide, particularly, how institutions and global expansion have kept colonial values at the centre of it. Institutions and global expansion have always kept colonial ideologies at the heart of it. Exploring the North-South divide and its impact on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals there is a need to address the control of knowledge, resource and vulnerable position of the South that is often exploited.
Unveiling the Invisible: Pakistan’s Data Gap
With only seven years before Pakistan must meet its Vision 2030, it seems there is a hindrance to its path. Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires reliable data that is not only gender inclusive but accounts for other marginalized groups to be included to create holistic solutions to the country’s growing problems. Currently, Pakistan ranks at 128/166 to achieve the SDGs.
