It was unsettling to see the UN’s blatant attempt to showcase Malala in the effort to raise its own credibility.

Nationwide, progress has only been made on about half of the targeted indicators.

Policymakers must ensure they include measures for checking authenticity of existing records.

Effectively implementing the plastic bag ban in Islamabad or in other big cities would be a major accomplishment.

Curbing deforestation requires tackling issues such as rapid population growth and illegal timber mafias.

There is urgent need to be on alert and remember lessons emerging from the previous years of disaster management.

We must take a closer look at what is evoking this concern about our country’s inadequacy to protect minorities.

The government should take action against those who falsely accuse NGOs or aid workers of being spies.

Recurrent analysis of own performance vis-a-vis their manifestos will help political parties to be more self-reflexive

Politicians need to take a more active role in implementing environmental policy frameworks.