The fifth wave of Covid-19: What is it bringing along?
Covid19 has been a major crisis throughout the world since 2019. It has led to a downfall in the economy, health, and education and crushed socialization to the core. The…
COVID-19: Omicron
The only thing we know for certain two years into the pandemic is the ever-changing, ever-mutating nature of the Sars-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19. Since the epidemic began in December…
The Curious Case Of The Indian Spy: An International Law Perspective
Pakistan and India ever since the independence from the British, have not been able to develop a formal set of relations which we, in any sense, can call friendly or…
Coronavirus: Will it Ever End?
With the sudden surge in contagion cases due to the coronavirus 5th wave in recent days in Pakistan, everyone is skeptical about the future of coronavirus. A question that arises…
The Murree Tragedy
In an unfortunate tragedy on the 7th of January, 22 people lost their lives in freezing temperatures amid extreme weather and heavy snowfall in Murree. Videos spread like wildfire across…
TTP declare an End to Ceasefire with the Government
Unpromising news rolled in that the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) declined to extend their ceasefire with the government, which had previously lasted a month. They accused the government of failing…
The Horrifying Sialkot Incident and Pakistan’s Controversial Blasphemy Law
On the 3rd of December, in a nation foreign to peace, the ghastly torture and murder of a Sri Lankan man, whose body was then set aflame, gripped the nation,…
Social Media: Society’s Trojan Horse?
The dot-com revolution, in the late 20th Century, spiraled across the globe and was pivotal in shaping the dynamics of the basic social interaction between individuals. Without any hassle, social media…
India’s Anti Pakistan Hybrid warfare and exploitation of fault lines: Counter Strategies for Pakistan
India and Pakistan have been in an intense rivalry since the independence of the both states from the British rule. The countries have waged war against each other multiple times…
The UN Report on Climate Change and What it Means for Our World
Everyday you switch on the news and everyday you begin to hear about wildfires. You hear about forests being in danger and animal species becoming extinct. You hear about greenhouse…
Sexual Violence in French Catholic Church: The Unnoticed Devils
On 5th October 2021, 2,500 pages long report of the “Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church (CIASE) from 1950 till 2020” was published. According to this report,…
Pakistan: The Crime and Terrorism
The activation of the notions of “terrorism” and “counter-terrorism” heightens the degree of uncertainty, resulting in increased compliance and an ever-increasing degradation of civil freedoms and human rights. Individuals who…
Afghan Issue: Perspectives of its Neighbours
Afghanistan, as many say “prisoner of geography” or “Graveyard of empires” since the time of “The Great Game” till now has gone through both, spells of stability and instability. Due…
The Dance of the Markhor and the Bear: Russia-Pakistan Strategic Relations
If one looks back at history, the vast lands of Russia have always been significant throughout most periods, as have been those of the Indian subcontinent. The relations between the…
Pakistan Premier League: A ray of hope?
Football is one of the most played sports in the world. From Extremely developed state-of-the-art stadiums of western Europe to the slums and suburbs of African countries – football has…
Shackles on Free Press : Journalism in Kashmir
Modi’s stringent policies have taken away the freedom of the Kashmiri people, but that’s not all; their voices have also been chained. Journalism, an institution supposed to be free from…
Ethnic Cleansing : The Story Of Palestine
“In any moment your home might be your grave.” Said Najwa Sheikh-Ahmad, a mother of five, in an interview with BBC. The Israel- Palestinian conflict goes decades back (to the…
Myanmar: Turbulence, Regime shifts and Coup 2021
Myanmar formerly known as Burma gained independence in late 1940s. During the year 1937, under the colonial rule, Burma was separated from India by the Britain and it was made…
Media Censorship in Palestine : Suppressing the Unheard Voices
The Palestinian state in the Middle East has increasingly succumbed to illegal Israeli control since 1948. The story is long – but not unknown, not complicated. The Israeli occupation forces…
An Apartheid Regime: A Simplified History of Israel’s Settler Colonialism
The ongoing events of May 2021 in Occupied Palestine mark a dark point in world history. They not only reflect the brutal actions of the incumbent Israel Government but are…
Clean Green Program
In a world where industrialization is running rampant and pollution is at an overwhelming rise, eco-friendly and green living is more important than ever now. Environmental stability is not only…
Gaza Genocide: Organization of Islamic Cooperation Meeting
The world has seen the worst violence by Israel in Palestine. From airstrikes, bombing, and much more, Israel has marked the end of humanity. Israeli airstrikes have killed around 200…
What is Pakistan’s Covid-19 vaccination plan?
After surviving the first and second wave of Covid-19 successfully, Pakistan has unfortunately been severely hit by a third wave of the disease, beginning somewhere in March, it can be…
EFFECT OF COVID-19 ON ENTREPRENEURS
A global pandemic has gripped the world and turned the world as we know it upside down. When staring at the terrifying face of COVID-19, no one is safe, and…
What Biden’s success looks like at home and abroad?
President-elect Biden will be the head of the government and he would rather govern by consensus than an executive order. Therefore most large-scale bills will need to pass Congress before…
Karachi’s Transformation Plan: A View Into The Orphan City’s Future
Karachi has long been plagued by municipal and infrastructural problems due to political instability and corruption by the provincial and local parties. Despite being the largest city in terms of…
The Kashmir Conflict: How did it start?
73 years have passed since the conflict started which led to deep-rooted hatred and wars between two nations with the suffering of millions of people belonging to Kashmir. Since 1947,…
“Broken and Crippled” : An Analysis of Pakistan’s Healthcare System
Pakistan has long lacked in healthcare services and is unable to provide for its 221 million populace. Stuck in the past with outdated and unsanitary conditions, poor management, shortage of…
Biden vs. Trump: US elections 2020
No other democracy in the world elects its President as the United States does. You do not need a majority vote or ‘the popular vote’ to win as seen in…
Diamer-Bhasha Dam: A Water Scarce and Electric Hungry Country’s New Hope
Pakistan is a country that has long been plagued with electricity problems with power outages due to faulty technical support and load shedding due to the low production of electricity….
Tech innovation race between US and China
The spread of U.S.-China rivalry into the technology sector has threatened the way innovation operates. The U.S.-China hybrid cold war is spreading immensely. There has been a consistent movement of…
Pakistan’s economic overview amidst COVID-19
Aside from various transnational and domestic issues that have prevailed in Pakistan, COVID-19 has posed a new challenge for the country’s developing economy. The outbreak of corona virus can be…
The silence of Muslim countries on the Yemen crisis
We are captives of a pandemic affecting all of us globally. The entire world is aware of the struggle humanity is facing to beat COVID-19. However, the world has closed…
Kashmir; The Land Stricken By Terror
Kashmir, the home of 12.55 million Kashmiris has been the center of oppression even before 1947. The region has a Muslim majority, 61% of the population (2019); but despite the…
Why is Yemen at war?
Unlawful detentions, forceful disappearances, and torturing detainees continue in Yemen for the fifth year as well. Yemen, one of the poorest countries of the Arab world is facing a civil…
COVID-19 adding up to the miseries of Indian Occupied Kashmir
Amidst the outbreak of COVID-19, where thousands around the world are dying, the economy is crippling and the future is uncertain, India adds up to the further misery to the…
Sino-Indian Border Conflict: The rising tensions between China and India
The nuclear-armed Asian countries, China and India have a long history of conflict along their 3,440 km shared border for decades. The dispute is over a hostile terrain that is…
COVID-19 : A realization of how destructive biological warfare could be
Countries are running out of testing kits, there is a shortage of ventilators and fewer ICU beds, Coronavirus (COVID-19), a global pandemic has taken over the world by storm. Over…
Has the United Nations forsaken the Muslims ?
As the world faces new challenges every other day, the United Nations appears to be the only hope to bring the world at peace but amidst all the crises is…
What’s next in the Afghan Peace Process
A US military plane crashed in the Taliban controlled area in Afghanistan killing two US troops followed by the killing of two US service members in a road side explosion…
The City of Gardens Marked One of the Safest Cities in the World
Lahore, the second-largest city of Pakistan has ranked 230th on the WCI (World Crime Index) for January 2020. This is a huge improvement from its previous ranking which is 201st…
The CoronaVirus – An Alternate Perspective
The CoronaVirus outbreak in China has been popularly attributed to the consumption of bat meat, however uncertainty regarding the epidemic’s exact origins has culminated suspicion and certain conspiracies exist as…
Coronavirus – A Global Challenge And The Way Forward
December 2019 – The month in which China’s worst nightmare came to light – The emergence of yet another virus (coronavirus) like the one that circulated in China back in…
The US Iran Tensions through the Lenses of International Law
Never has the Spector of a full-blown war between the United States of America and Iran seemed so imminent then it did on the 3rd of January, 2020 following the…
China To Re-Write Religious Scriptures In Accordance With The “Advancement of Times”
Lately, the world has had its eyes focused on China, foreseeing its courses of action against the Uyghurs. The agonizing strategies caused by China on its Uyghur Muslim minority have…
The Aftermath of the death of the “Shadow Commander”
The Drone strike by the United States which resulted in the killing of Major General Qasem Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force made the headlines of every news channel…
Getting Rid Of The Upercieved Hazard – The Plastic Bag Ban
On 14th August 2019, Pakistan finally entered the ever-growing club of countries that are taking the threat of plastic pollution seriously and likewise became 128th country to ban the…
What is “Kamyab jawan”
The present government that came into power with the mandate to empower the youth of Pakistan had been rather silent when it came to delivering on what it had promised…
No GDP growth and still in debt but there’s hope
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated that Pakistan real GDP growth stands at 2.4 percent and Inflation at 13 percent. Moreover, another report states that Pakistan’s public debt may surge…
Afghanistan, US and the future
What lies between the US putting an end to the peace talks and Taliban finding a new ally in Russia? American President Donald Trump cancelled Afghan Talks on 8th September….
A GLOBAL RESPONSE TO THE ABOLISHMENT OF ARTICLE 370 AND 35A
The abolition of article 370 and 35A, the lockdown by the Indian armed forces and human rights violation in Jammu and Kashmir has left every human in the world enraged….
Kashmir – A Strategic Location
The area of Jammu and Kashmir has been disputed between India and Pakistan since they gained independence from the British in 1947. Since then, several wars have been fought between…
Why it’s high time for the world to act?
14 days have passed since the Indian government abolished article 370 and 35A, depriving the people of Jammu and Kashmir of their autonomous status. Subsequently, there has been a massive…
The United Nations and the Valley Drenched in Blood
For a case as destructive and long-running as the Kashmir conflict, the United Nations inevitably comes into play as the authoritative entity responsible for the peace process that India and…
Go Marry “Gori Kashmiri Girls” Modi’s Tyrannical Regime Takes On A Misogynist Face
Not even 24 hours had passed after revoking of Kashmir’s special status and a BJP leader exclaimed “those, who are bachelors, can get married with Kashmiri girls… our Muslim workers…
Heaven Under Siege
Harbouring a lifelong ambition to recreate a greater Hindustan that surpasses current borders and rules with might and will as a global power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a bid…
The Afghan Peace Process – What’s Next for the Graveyard of Empires?
After more than eighteen years of war and turmoil Pakistan has kick-started the much awaited and anticipated Afghan peace process. It has been named “Lahore Process” in Pakistan. Similar negotiations…
Remembering the Richest Poor Man
People across the nation pay tribute to the internationally recognized philanthropist, Abdul Sattar Edhi on his third death anniversary. Abdul Sattar Edhi was born to a family of modest country…
The Legacy of the Queen of Hearts awarded to an APS Peshawar Survivor
The prestigious Diana Award has been awarded to Ahmed Nawaz, APS attack Survivor, for his Anti- radicalization Youth Campaign. He is the first Pakistani to be honored with the Diana…
Foreigners won’t require NOC’s for visiting Pakistan any more: Information Minister
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry announced foreigner won’t require a Non Objection Certificate to visit various parts of the country where one was required previously due to security concerns. The stated…
A Complete Shutdown in the Valley of Blood as India bans Yasin Malik and his JKLF.
Srinagar A complete shutdown has been observed in Indian occupied Kashmir as a result of New Delhi’s ban imposed on the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front. Media reported on Sunday….
Cyclone Idai Africa’s Bane
Mozambique As the water level retreats hundreds of villagers work together to salvage whoever and whatever they can from areas which were submerged up to 4 meters deep. The tropical…
Pakistan to Fence Another Border??
Pakistan is going to fence its border with neighboring country Iran to insure proper regulation of the border. Lt. Gen. Asim Saleem Bajwa commander of the army’s southern corps, which…
Let’s March to victory
23rd March Parade, A Parade designed to show the achievement of a Major Milestone in the fight for the freedom of Muslims of the subcontinent. But this year’s parade will…
Still no Evidence ,Modi Ji??
As the smoke clears following the Indo-Pakistani confrontation Modi ji’s government is still unable to present evidence of what the Indian government claimed to be an air STRIKE which in…
The Changing Dynamics of Syrian Conflict – Use of Chemical Weapons
The Syrian Civil War is arguably the worst humanitarian crisis since the Second World War, with over a half million killed, wounded or missing, and half of Syria’s 22 million…
Rocket Man’s Mission Accomplished.
Kim Jong-un (Rocket Man) never fails to surprise us. After fervently pursuing better and better nuclear prowess even in the face of severe international pressure last year, he’s suddenly decided…
The Arab Spring a Successful Failure.
The great Arab awakening! The revolution that was destined to restore democracy, freedom of speech, human rights. To put an end to poverty, to discrimination and to the repressive, brutal…
Pakistan’s Involvement in Uncle Sam’s War on Terror.
Pakistan’s Involvement, the Costs and the Benefits Pakistani involvement in the Global War on Terror began as early as Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) was initiated. Overnight, the world saw Pakistan…
What the Future Might Hold for Drones?
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has become a very important part of warfare in the modern times. Modern day militaries rely on UAVs to get accurate and real-time intelligence coverage of…
Privatization of Afghanistan’s Security?
The Trump administration maybe contemplating the handing over of security matters of Afghanistan to private security companies. The change of regime in the United States has provided a renewed view…
Trump rolling back Obama’s Legacy
Only 8 months after holding office, the world watched as President Trump completely bulldozed his predecessor, Obama’s legacy. Its common for President’s to take a new course, but rarely has…
The weapon known as terrorism
How terrorism is being used as a weapon in unconventional warfare by two or more powers to peruse their national interests Though the term ‘terrorism’ is generally explained as an…