By Amar Guriro KARACHI – The international development agency WaterAid has welcomed pledges from South Asian ministers that, if delivered, would provide 48.5 million people with access to essential lifesaving services across the region. The pledges were made by ministers of developing country participating in the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) High-Level Meeting (HLM) [...]
Amar Guriro KARACHI - While the electronic media broadcasted special programmes on the tragic Bhoja Air crash, criticising the airline administration, government authorities and other airliner companies for the second day running, on the social front, celebrities, senior journalists and intellectuals vehemently disapproved of the television channels live coverage of graphic scenes at the crash site. There [...]
Amar Guriro KARACHI Being a woman in the northern districts of Sindh – notorious for being the hub of tribal and feudal lords – is not an easy thing. Most of them are not allowed to roam freely or take active part in politics or social work. These districts are home to the infamous bandits [...]
Amar Guriro KARACHI – The total economic impact of inadequate sanitation in Pakistan amounts to a loss of Rs 343.7 billion and these economic impacts are the equivalent of about 3.9 percent of Pakistan’s gross domestic product (GDP). This was disclosed in a detailed report under the title ‘The economic impacts of inadequate sanitation in [...]
