Pakistan’s strategic response to COVID-19 has been extraordinary. The foundation of all efforts has been based on one word: Empathy. PM Imran Khan’s perspective from the onset has been clear focus on the 80% while ensuring service delivery to all.
Pakistan is the third most affected country by an acute water shortage, as ranked in an IMF study. Global warming and climate change have affected the monsoon season and annual rainfall received.
Pakistan’s beauty lies in its diversity diversity of its people, culture and landscape. It is also this diversity that poses a challenge in policy formulation in a way that it celebrates heterogeneity yet sets a nationalist outlook.
The start-up ecosystem in Pakistan has entered the next phase. It has moved from being nascent to more indigenous in nature.
PM has announced an EHSAS program for poverty alleviation an admirable step. But more than government aid the poor need to be included in cities of opportunity.
The oldest institute in Pakistan is Government College University Lahore. Established in 1864, it obtained a full University status in 2002. Notable alumni include Allama Muhammad Iqbal and Dr. Abdus Salam whose genius changed the world as we know it. The legacy of this institute has had a lasting impact.
