Janaab | (جناب)

Recently, I had the opportunity to facilitate an evaluation assignment for an organization seeking certification from Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP) . The process reminded me how crucial documentation and compliance are for non-profits and it must not be considered as a burden or dikhawa , but as a pathway to credibility, transparency , and ultimately, greater impact. In addition to that these standardizations and certifications processes provides a moment for the organization to reflect on it accomplishments, astonhishes them on the success, and make them realize what mistakes have turned into habits. It makes them realize how greater transparency and accountability can be a tool to scale-up and growth, instead of reasons to feel vulnerable and exposed. From the perspective of Policy , institutions like PCP, provides an opportunity to standardize, formulaize and improve Pakistan's position in ever evolving global compliance landscape. Every such mini-assignment and expe...

Water policy making has undergone multiple paradigms shifts in the last three decades in developing countries e.g. managing water as an economic good, adoption of integrated water resource management paradigm, and shifts in responsibilities between level of government (Jensen, 2019) . Pakistan is no exception. Pakistan faces severe water crises, with its per capita water availability declining from 5,260 cubic meters in 1952 to 860 cubic meters in 2025, shifting it from water stressed country to water scarce country. (Pakistan’s Water Crisis: Policy Challenges and Recommendations, 2018) The increasing shortage of water in Pakistan has now become severe threat for food, energy and water security.  (Pakistan Water Policy , 2018) . As a call to action, a charter officially known as ‘Pakistan Water Charter’ has been signed among the provincial governments and federal government to declare a water emergency in Pakistan. The signatories of Pakistan Water Charter acknowledge anthropo...

I reached late to Beach Luxury on 20 Jan, 2025 due to traffic jam on the main artery of Karachi Shahrah-e-Faisal. A pick-up truck broke down at Drigh Road, resulting into miles long traffic jam on in morning rush hour. Missing the welcome note by Najia Asher, I joined the training from Session 1: Trends in Radio Content Production.  Hands-on Experience in Podcast Production This session focused on the technical part of production, where Mr. Attique displayed and demonstrated mics, cameras, and mobile phones which can be used for making a podcast. A handson group activity was performed by participant to produce podcasts in natural light setting and studio light setting. The expert recommended that Google Pixel can be the best mobile phone which can be used for MoJo (Mobile Journalism).  The Business of Radio: Thinking Like an Entrepreneur One key take away from this workshop was to think like an entrepreneur radio professional, instead of a salaried radio professional. Mr. Fais...