Stories by Furqan Hyder Shaikh

Furqan Hyder Shaikh is doing his MS in Public Policy from the Mehran University of Engineering & Technology in Jamshoro, Sindh.

SDGs in schools

The SDGs no longer seem central to government policy.

Published 21 Feb, 2025 07:00am

For the residents of villages of the Kaachho region in Sindh’s Dadu district, the search for water remains the biggest of the

Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

Poor children on urban roads are the very picture of desertion.

Published 03 Apr, 2024 07:49am

Translating the SDGs into local languages can help in their adoption.

Published 11 Jan, 2024 07:58am

What criteria should a ‘voting policy’ adopt?

Published 27 Dec, 2023 07:27am

SMEs must be helped through financial support.

Published 20 Jul, 2023 07:41am

Persistent waterlogging and salinity in the Indus delta call for a change in agricultural practices along the coastal belt

Published 06 Dec, 2020 08:06am

An Englishman-turned-Muslim, Shaikh Ali Gohar aka Archibald Dudley Ellicott is an unlikely presence in the land of

Published 01 Dec, 2019 07:45am

The coastal belt of Sindh was once the epicentre of trade but today its residents face a lack of basic facilities

Published 03 Apr, 2016 07:15am

The Lahooti Music Ashram is dedicated to spreading peace and harmony through music

Published 22 Nov, 2015 07:20am

It was passed with much enthusiasm, but the will to provide 'free and compulsory education' lies eating dust somewhere.

Updated 13 Apr, 2015 07:55pm

Ignored by the government, the poverty-stricken villagers of the coastal areas find comfort in ritual

Updated 08 Jan, 2015 11:46am

The Punjab Hotel introduced the residents of Hyderabad to a cuisine they’ve remained addicted to ever since its opening.

Published 13 Sep, 2014 02:34pm

He came to save Sehwan, and even today his urs is the economic lifeline of this town

Published 20 Jul, 2014 06:42am