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Karachi in 2030
A new ADB publication estimates that by 2030, Karachi will be the fifth-largest city in the world
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Climate change shockwave
In the last five years, Pakistan has sustained over $14.5 billion losses due to floods and other natural disasters
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Is the World Bank ignoring human rights issues?
Despite its significance, the World Bank is facing a lot of criticism for its persistent neglect of human rights
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Pending IMF and World Bank reforms
The World Bank aims to increase the voting power of developing countries to at least 50 per cent over time
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Out with MDGs, in with SDGS
Unlike the MDGs, the SDGs were formulated subsequent to the largest consultation process in UN history
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The provision of public services
Public private partnership programmes in the education sector, such as adopt-a-school schemes, remain ad hoc
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‘Decarbonising’ development
Developing countries are suffering the impact of climate changes which have not been instigated by them
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Is capping private school fees a sensible policy?
Rather than trying to placate the upper-middle class, the govt should rather focus on improving govt schools
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Will computerising land records benefit the poor?
It's simplistic to believe that computerisation of land records will automatically enable greater transparency
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Vulnerability risks for the already vulnerable
Those better off can recover much quicker from natural and man-made disasters than the poor and marginalised









