Aisha Khan

GAME theory is described as “a branch of applied mathematics that provides tools for analysing situations in which parties, called players, make decisions that are interdependent. This interdependence causes each player to consider the other player’s possible decisions in formulating strategy”. While game theory is primarily a mathematical framework, it has found application in many fields to make optimal rational ...

THE recent disaster on Shisper Glacier in Hunza Valley should not have come as a shock to the Disaster Management Authority in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). Rising temperature and accelerated melting go hand in hand. Pakistan is home to the largest and densest collection of glaciers outside the polar region. This vast reservoir of frozen water is a valuable resource but it can also ...