July 25, 2009: A viewpoint titled ‘Judicialization of rights’ by Sania Nishtar has been published in The News International on July 25, 2009. Full text is accessible at
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Context: This comment has evolved in the context of the recent advent of judicial activism in Pakistan, progressive court...
July 25, 2009: Sania Nishtar gives a plenary talk at the Asian Institute of Technology Professional Development course on ‘Enabling Effective District Leadership for Reproductive Health in Pakistan, held in Klong Luang, Thailand, from July 19-25, 2009. Title of the talk: ‘Health Policy Challenge in...
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Published in The News International on July 25, 2009:
The Petroleum Development Levy (Amendment) Ordinance, 2009, which offset the Supreme Court’s suspension of the imposition of the carbon surcharge was challenged on the basis of the Constitution’s Articles 2A, 4, 5, 8, 9, 25, 37, 38(d), 77 and 89. The resulting...
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July 16, 2009: A viewpoint titled ‘The IDP-governance link’ by Sania Nishtar has been published in The News International on July 16, 2009. Full text is accessible at
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Context: As the theater of war in the Northern Areas of the country has widened, a humanitarian crisis has...
Published in The News International on July 16, 2009:
There is hardly any problem in the country, which cannot be tracked back to challenges and weaknesses at the level of governance—the crisis of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) is certainly no exception. Both the technocratic and political aspects of governance,...
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July 08, 2009: Sania Nishtar attends as an invited expert, the United Nations Economic and Social Council Ministerial roundtable breakfast on ‘Addressing Non-Communicable Diseases and Injuries,’ held in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 7-8,...
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July 06, 2009: A viewpoint titled ‘budget 2009-10 and the health sector’ by Sania Nishtar has been published in The News International. Full text is accessible at
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The budget has just been announced and the health sector has been marked by six policy highlights in the expansionary...
Published in The News International on July 06, 2009:
The health sector was marked by six policy highlights in the expansionary fiscal policy of the government in the federal budget for 2009/10. These policy dimensions center on the following: scale up of the existing budget; pronouncement of a health insurance...
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