Dr Zafar Khan Safdar

Corruption, governance & society of Pakistan
- By Dr Zafar Khan Safdar
- January 2, 2025
IN Pakistan, the deep entrenchment of unethical practices within both social and political spheres has led to a situation where such behaviour is no longer…

Enduring pain of APS tragedy
- By Dr Zafar Khan Safdar
- December 16, 2024
EVEN when one tries to accept that a child is now in heaven, the pain refuses to fade. It lingers, like an endless shadow,…

Harnessing TikTok: Balancing culture & responsibility
- By Dr Zafar Khan Safdar
- December 15, 2024
IN an age where human connection and expression increasingly find their voice in the digital ether, platforms like TikTok stand as paradoxical beacons of liberation…

Islamabad: Where diversity meets unity
- By Dr Zafar Khan Safdar
- December 13, 2024
NESTLED in the heart of Pakistan, Islamabad stands as a testament to the fusion of exquisite and modernity. Established in the early 1960s to replace…

Pakistan: The urban-rural education divide
- By Dr Zafar Khan Safdar
- November 29, 2024
EDUCATION is often hailed as the great equalizer, a beacon of hope that illuminates the path toward justice, equality and progress. It is through education…

Pak unfinished struggle: From dreams to destabilisation
- By Dr Zafar Khan Safdar
- November 27, 2024
SINCE its inception, Pakistan has been no stranger to conspiracies and turmoil that have consistently hindered its development and progress. The nation, born out of…

Harnessing TikTok: Balancing culture & responsibility
- By Dr Zafar Khan Safdar
- November 26, 2024
IN an age where human connection and expression increasingly find their voice in the digital ether, platforms like TikTok stand as paradoxical beacons of liberation…

Breathing through smog: Choking the progress
- By Dr Zafar Khan Safdar
- November 15, 2024
THE skies over Lahore and much of Punjab have become a toxic haze, a stark reminder of Pakistan’s growing environmental crisis. Smog, once a seasonal…

A childhood denied: Confronting child labour in Pakistan
- By Dr Zafar Khan Safdar
- October 31, 2024
CHILD labour in Pakistan represents a critical issue that affects millions of children, depriving them of their rights to a safe childhood, education, and healthcare.…

Pakistan’s strategic importance to the SCO
- By Dr Zafar Khan Safdar
- October 13, 2024
THE Shanghai Five, which China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan founded in 1996 to resolve border issues and security concerns, served as the model for…





