AQI and population growth

By Memoona Qazi Published in DAWN on December 23, 2021 The recent rise in Lahore’s smog levels were anything but unprecedented; the city is perhaps the most polluted in the world as it ranks above 100 on the Air Quality Index. With the onset of the winter season, the city gets engulfed in pollution and smoke as[…]

Women and work

By Dure Sameen Akhund Published in DAWN on December 22, 2021 PAKISTAN is facing one of its worst economic crises, with inflation hovering around 10-10.5 per cent for FY2022, resulting in massive hikes in food, energy and consumer prices. The upward moving trend of commodity prices coupled with a relatively flat wage trend, has given rise to[…]