Published on, Aug. 24 -- August 24, 2025 2:51 AM

Pakistan is blessed with a lot of human potential and talent. If we somehow put this available talent to constructive use, we can certainly transform Pakistan into one of the most rapidly developing economies in the world in a decade or two from now. As per the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Pakistan has the highest rate of urbanisation in South Asia and as per another estimation by the UN Population Division, half of the country's population will be living in cities by 2025. Thus, keeping the already stated facts in mind, we must work on adopting a more circular approach to manage resources more sustainably in our urban areas. To fulfil the needs of our growing population an...