Pakistan as a developing nation faces a complex set of challenges that contribute to its relatively low level of economic development and high poverty rate. It is a nation characterised by high birth rate, declining death rate, smaller labour force than population size and having one of the lowest national per capita incomes in the…
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought immense challenges for healthcare systems around the world, with healthcare patients facing immense pressure to provide adequate care for patients while navigating unprecedented risks. One of the most significant challenges of this aspect is caring for unconscious patients. Providing quality care to such patients becomes a daunting task as they…
Pakistan faces unprecedented natural disasters each year which are a direct repercussion of the increasing global temperatures. The global North is responsible for 92 percent of GHG emissions, but the inordinate and unreasonable implications of these factors are carried by the developing countries of the Global South which in fact have less functional resources to…
The world is currently dealing with an energy crisis. Scientists are working hard to shift energy production away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy alternatives. At that time, the importance of batteries as the best energy storage device increased. In this case, we need to improve battery performance in terms of energy density and…
It is well-established that Pakistan is among the countries that are most vulnerable to climate change impacts. For over a decade, it has been consistently ranked in the top ten countries in Germanwatch’s Climate Risk Index, and these impacts are very palpable today. Over the past year, it has become increasingly apparent that climate change…
Traffic signals in Pakistan are pre-timed to alternate between two signals. This arbitrary allocation of intervals does not consider the need of the moment; it is for this reason that at rush hours, traffic wardens are required to regulate traffic flow. The system’s inefficiency has a direct bearing on the violation of traffic rules, and…
