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Author: Haya Sehgal

Vaccine hesitancy in Pakistan – Building trust

Vaccine hesitancy in Pakistan – Building trust

Viewing the World Economic Forum (WEF) webinar “Boosting Vaccine Confidence” earlier this year was quite educational. The focus of the webinar was to encourage vaccine administrations worldwide and build trust in the vaccines amongst their people by providing adequate knowledge to them. The Covid-19 vaccines have brought up some tough.

Investing in Gen2PK

Investing in Gen2PK

INVESTING in Gen2PK, the second generation of Pakistani Americans, was the topic for the online event hosted by the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington, DC at the first virtual Pakistani American Youth Convention 2021. It seems to be a perfect strategy given the current turn of events that are taking.

Acknowledging Malala

Acknowledging Malala

For International Women’s Day we highlight Malala Yousafzai as being one of the most powerful symbols of Women’s Empowerment in the world today   The story of Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani girl who was shot in 2012 by militants for expressing her opinions, is known across continents. After surviving.

FATF grey list — A bitter reality

FATF grey list — A bitter reality

Politics! Cried the irate crowd. The recent announcement that Pakistan will remain on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list was met with disdain and denial of ground realities. The FATF President, Dr. Marcus Pleyer was significantly diplomatic yet very clear when he said there were “serious deficiencies in.

Women’s empowerment- choose to challenge

Women’s empowerment- choose to challenge

Pakistan is in a dismal state as far as women’s empowerment goals are concerned. Lockdowns and a global economic downfall have created further disruption. Severe budgetary cuts may end up crippling several programs which had been vested for the future. Emerging economies globally will feel the pinch, especially South Asian.