Further lending from the IMF cannot be secured without accepting harsh fiscal management conditions.

Focus on curbing birth rates is needed to enable households and state to ensure quality of life for new generations.

Policymakers must pay attention to concerns of overseas Pakistanis, channel their incoming funds to bolster economy.

Legal system, law-enforcement should go after those compelling kids to undertake illegal acts, than punish children.

The prospect of producing GM corn in the country brings about varied concerns.

The need for access to land remains a key factor in the fight against rural poverty and development problems.

Children who pass through the prison system will emerge as more hardened criminals, unless issues are addressed.

Women are already bearing the dual burden of household management and ensuring household survival.

Aging presents a range of socio-economic challenges for individuals, families, and societies at large.

There is little evidence of attempts to bolster indigenous seed stocks, and prevent potential monopoly of GM seeds.