Tabadlab Policy Roundtable 10 with Jinnah Institute – A Peace Process for the People?
There is still much hope for an “Afghan-owned and Afghan-led” peace process, but can this be truly achieved without the vital involvement of Afghan women? A distinguished panel of experts joins us for Tabadlab Policy Roundtable 10: A Peace Process for the People? Organised in partnership with the Jinnah Institute.
Tabadlab Policy Roundtable 09 with CPG – Repurposing Data & Discourse for Public Health with COVID
The Covid-19 pandemic is a jarring reminder of the growing inadequacy of the 19th and 20th-century governance systems that are tasked with protecting and serving the people. As the authorities reopen the economy, and Pakistan approaches peak infection rates, the policy discourse should begin to look at the near term challenges of mitigating the public...
Tabadlab Policy Roundtable 08 – Economic Impact of COVID-19
Tabadlab Policy Roundtable 08: Economic Impact of COVID-19 with Aamir Ibrahim, Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha, Dr Samreen Malik, Maheen Rahman, and Ammar Rashid. The conversation will analyse how the already vulnerable Pakistan economy will deal with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tabadlab Policy Roundtable 07 – Is the COVID-19 Crisis EdTech’s Bat Mitzvah Moment?
The Covid-19 crisis has generated a disruption in the education sector unlike any other in memory. Suddenly, every country, every system, and every school has an interest in education technology or edtech. For many technology evangelists working in education, there is hope that this, the crisis and the disruption, may represent the long awaited, bat...
Tabadlab Policy Roundtable 06 – Federalism in Pakistan & the 18th Amendment
The debate on appropriate COVID-19 response between the provincial and Federal governments in Pakistan quickly morphed into one questioning the wisdom of the 18th Amendment – the constitutional provision that provides provinces semi-autonomous powers under the Federation. Does a global pandemic of the scale of COVID-19 necessitate more centralized authority? In the latest Tabadlab Policy...
Tabadlab Policy Roundtable 05 – Lessons from Two Months of “Lockdown” in Pakistan
The Covid-19 or Coronavirus has caused unprecedented disruptions to normalcy all across the globe. Pakistan’s various provincial governments and the national leadership began suppression measures in late February, and my mid March 2020, the term lockdown became synonymous with containment or suppression measures. Based on events, as well as robust research and in-depth analysis a...
Tabadlab Policy Roundtable 04 – Covid-19, Housing and Construction in Pakistan
On April 3rd 2020, the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan announced incentives for the construction industry in order to increase employment opportunities in the country in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak. These incentives included a major tax exemption for investment in projects under the Naya Pakistan Housing Authority, the PTI government’s low-cost housing programme....
Tabadlab Policy Roundtable 03 – Covid-19, Peace and Afghanistan
The Covid-19 crisis has devastated public health systems and economies in even the most advanced countries in the world. In particular, the Coronavirus has caused untold damage to the American economy. Concurrently, the Taliban and the Afghan government have not been able to make the progress on peace talks that the Americans would have liked....
Tabadlab Policy Roundtable 02 -Tackling Covid-19 in Education
On April 14, 2020 Pakistan’s Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training launched Teleschool, a remote learning TV channel designed to overcome the disruption to school education caused by Coronavirus lock-down. This is one example of many innovative solutions being tested by public and private education providers across Pakistan. We discuss the environment within which...
Tabadlab Policy Roundtable 01 – Covid 19, Basic Income, Digitalization & the Social Contract
On March 24, 2020, the Government of Pakistan announced a PKR 144 billion income support programme called Ehsaas Emergency Cash, to alleviate the economic hardship caused by Covid-19. This represents among the most ambitious efforts by the state in Pakistan to engage and support its citizens. We discuss the transformational potential of the Ehsaas Emergency...
Tabadlab Policy Roundtable 00 – A Conversation on the Future of Afghanistan
A Conversation on the Future of Afghanistan, with: former Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Hina Rabbani Khar, former Pakistan Ambassador to Afghanistan Mohammed Sadiq, and former Director and Advisor at the US National Security Council Joshua White. Moderated by Mosharraf Zaidi, Senior Fellow, Tabadlab
