Ambassador Zamir Akram’s book explores a vision for security
The Institute of Business Management’s Global and Regional Studies Center (GRSC) in collaboration with the Center for International Strategic Studies Sindh (CISSS) hosted the launch of Ambassador Zamir Akram’s book, “The Security Imperative: Pakistan’s Nuclear Deterrence and Diplomacy” on November.
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Pakistan is the eighth most vulnerable nation to the climate crisis
Climate change is a global issue but in Pakistan’s case it is evident that climate change is happening now and not a phenomenon that only our future generations will experience, said Amir Paracha at the 2nd Pakistan Climate Conference.
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Waste Recycling – An emerging future business
International Tetra Pack acknowledges Green Earth as the first company to give solutions to tetra pack recycling, the company has the capacity to recycle 450 tons of different types of plastic waste and 100 tons of packaging material. Pakistan is grappling with the whooping impacts of environmental degradation and global warming casting formidable changes to…
Promoting culture of run-of-the river dams imperative for arresting load shedding
The population bulge and technological advancement have exerted pressure on energy resources where its shortfall has touched a record 7,000 megawatts (MW) that negatively impacted the national economy, agriculture and industrial growth. As the country’s population has crossed the psychological barrier of 240.954 million mark in May this year which means that new water dams…
Pakistan looks forward to IRC’s support over climate resilience, disaster management
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that Pakistan was looking forward to the continued support of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in further promoting capacity building for climate resilience and disaster management. The prime minister, in a meeting with President and CEO of IRC David Miliband, who called on him here, also underscored the importance of the…
Digital Pakistan by Dr. Imran Batada launched at IoBM
The book “Digital Pakistan” by Dr. Imran Batada was launched at the Institute of Business Management (IoBM), Karachi on Saturday, March 11, 2023. The book offers a complete digital media guideline for policymakers, industry professionals, and students to move forward, transform, and contribute to the GDP of Pakistan. Dr. Ishrat Husain, Former Governor of the State…
HEC Scholarships- Capitalizing nation’s real resource
Human capital has always been the best-ever resource for any country to glitter on international horizons by taking strides in different arena of life and taking nation to new heights of progress and self-sufficiency. For this purpose, the educated youth is inevitable and every nation diligently focuses this area by creating more opportunities for its…
Deforestation: A major challenge to combat climate change
Smile is back on the face of 70 years-old Amanullah Khan after his ‘wood taals’ started roaring business in the wake of a significant decline in mercury level during the ongoing harsh cold weather that gripped the Peshawar valley. Busy like a honeybee in cutting timber of native and indigenous species with a big saw…
Malala and distinguished panel address challenges facing higher education
Nobel’s youngest peace prize winner, Malala Yousafzai, was part of a distinguished panel discussion on Building Higher Education Institutions for the 21st Century. Organised by the Oxford Pakistan Programme (OPP) and the Syed Ahsan and Syed Maratib Ali School of Education (SOE) at LUMS, the panel engaged a packed audience in discussing both challenges and…
Eco-degradation endangering biodiversity, food security
Ecosystem degradation through depletion of natural resources like water, air, soil and habitat is bringing about destructive effects on the environment endangering biodiversity, wildlife and food security. With the rising population and availability of meagre resources to excel in this domain, the environmental issues continued to aggravate over the years. Massive tree cutting resulting in…