
Climate Change – A Threat to The World
“Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity, and it is the world’s most vulnerable populations who are most immediately at risk. The actions of the wealthiest nations-those…
“Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity, and it is the world’s most vulnerable populations who are most immediately at risk. The actions of the wealthiest nations-those…
Amid a plethora of heavy jargon that the internet throws at us at all times, one must have come across the words ‘neurotypical’ and ‘neurodivergent’. Everybody is talking about them…
“The only creature on earth whose natural habitat is a zoo is the zookeeper.” – Robert Brault. Recently the world witnessed the hard-fought freedom of the world’s loneliest elephant –…
It is said that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. The way to stomach part? Spot on. But I don’t really think this applies to men…
Indian Occupied Kashmir witnessed the first-ever polls after the revocation of article 370 during the last quarter of 2020. District Development Council (DDC) elections were the first local elections after…
“One moment we’re broken and then we’re fine. Lost in the puzzle of the teenage mind” – Tate McRae Teenage; a period of 7 years, 2555 days of memories, scars,…
The process through which individuals are taught to be experienced members of a society is known as socialization. It narrates the ways in which people come to recognize and accept…
In Pakistan today, it is nearly impossible to go out in public and not being stopped by a beggar. Ragged clothes, muddy feet without any shoes, and a memorized “script”…
Since 1890, the citizens of Hazaras have been in fear and terror. It has been almost 130 years. Many citizens of Hazaras were replaced after the genocide that was initiated…
What is a pandemic? A pandemic is the worldwide spread of a new disease. An influenza pandemic occurs when a new influenza virus emerges and spreads around the world, and…
The Indian cold start doctrine is essentially an Indian war plan made to invade the sovereign territory of Pakistan. This plan includes multiple branches of the Indian military and was…
“Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, — (a) the provisions of article 238 shall not apply in relation to the State of Jammu and Kashmir; (b) the power of Parliament to…
Introduction A global pandemic has gripped the world and turned the world as we know it upside down. When staring in the terrifying face of COVID-19, no one is safe,…
Femicide continues to rise since turkey’s government withdraws from an agreement that was meant for gender-based violence. Banners and protests were raised against this agreement. In 2019 alone, 474 women…
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…
Pandemics are not something new. They have been there throughout human history. With the advancement in science, technology, medicine, and bioengineering the adverse effects of infectious diseases are more likely…
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…
After waiting for more than 35 years, Kaavan is no longer world’s loneliest elephant. The animal was kept in the Marghuzar Zoo in Islamabad. Although the zoo was built just…
Karachi rainfalls, Lahore’s smog, and melting Himalayas are just some of the examples of climate change in Pakistan. Pakistan has a minute contribution to total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emission,…
While Pakistan may be a fairly young country, its art, culture, and architecture have gone through centuries of weaving, knitting, painting, and carvings to stand on the level they are…
Hindutva and the Kashmir Crisis Since the revoking of Kashmir’s autonomy, the Muslim Majority Kashmir state has been in a state of non-existence. The internet was shut down, landlines were…
There is perhaps, no greater paradox than the healthcare system of Pakistan. Very few professions garner the amount of adoration and blind trust as those in Pakistan’s hospitals while also…
If someday, while sitting in your cozy lounge with your parents, you ask them about Syed Noor, Sangeeta, Mustafa Qureshi, or Zeba, you might hear praises and lauds about the…
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…
Imagine being disowned by your own family. Imagine being forced to live with strangers. Imagine being forced to beg on the streets for the rest of your life. Imagine being…
What seemed like a democracy back in the 1970s has now resulted in a small-scale civil war by the end of the 1980s. Since then, there are numerous assassinations, abductions,…
Antisocial personality disorder; A war with yourself Antisocial behavior simply put is a disruptive behavior where alarm and distress is caused. Disregard for others as well as one’s own self….
Trigger warning: Suicide If you’re reading this and feel helpless, I want you to remember that reaching out is always better than not feeling worthy enough to live. You are…
Slavery may have been abolished a century and a half back, an achievement for the abolitionist movement indeed, the greatest trophy and an unparalleled step forward for human rights. However,…
The land where screams are muffled behind fallen rubble, where the souls of children are sent to earth with destinies marked in blood, where men wail in horror every day,…
Take any Pakistani television show from the past few years, and you’ll see one underlying element present in all of them. There are no thrillers, murder mysteries, courtroom dramas and…
Cladded in mud made from varying ratios of clay, loam, and silt, this hut uses dried straw as a roof. Two tiny windows adjacent to each other exercise the purpose…
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….
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…
The word ‘Transgender” has always had a great stigma surrounding it. However, this was not always the case. For centuries Transgenders kept a position of great power in the courts…
Family time with our grandparents almost always means to hear ancient stories that sound just as mesmerising as fairy tales. We all have heard about merchants coming around, wearing huge…
Standing in a crowded market square in Clifton (amidst a pandemic, with people seemingly indifferent to all government-mandated SOPs) in the blistering July heat, if asked, one probably would have…
Laazim hai ke hum bhi dekhen ge, Woh din ke jis ka waada hai Jo lauh-e-azal pe likha hai Hum dekhenge We have no choice but to witness it, The…
“Lagta hai waqt tham gaya hai. Rawan dawan zindagi ruk gai hai. Kayi dinon se bistar per laitay laitay soch raha hun ke azaadana harkat bhi Maalik ki kitni bari…
Of all the crises our world is currently facing, the increasing ratio of mental health disorders combined with attached stigmas, lack of resources, and lack of treatment is a significant…
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…
Literacy is the potential to read. Whereas, the sum of literate individuals in a given age classification, demonstrated as a percentage of the entire population in that age group is…
Fourteen, A raw yet so fearless age she was fourteen when she first came across the feeling of being numb, the feeling of complete and utter serenity. She still remembers…
“These soldiers grabbed me, tore my pheran, my shirt – I don’t even know what happened after that. There were five of them. I still remember their faces.” This was…
In preindustrial economies, child labour was an intrinsic part of the society primarily because the welfare and the productivity of the community was dependent on it. At the time the…
One year has passed since the life of 12.5 million Kashmiris changed tremendously. On August 5, 2019, Article 370 was revoked by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which stripped off…
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…
Since the start of civilization, there has been a deep-rooted relationship between humankind and animals. If we were to trace our steps back in history, the relation has always been…
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…
2020 has been a challenging year for everybody so far as it brought changes to the world that none of us had ever imagined. Life is changing daily and these…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
The Kartarpur corridor has seen many positive responses by the Indian population, even from some of the most radical members of the Baharatiya Janta Party (BJP). The radical, Anti-Pakistan Prime…
With regional tensions at an all-time high, be it the crisis in Kashmir dragging on its 96th day with a complete lock down or the decision of the Indian Supreme…
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…
In this day and age, people get discriminated every day for their choice of religion, values, morals, culture and ethnicity. This has been eminent in different societies for decades, but…
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….
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
In the wake of Narendra Modi’s Landslide Victory to secure a second term as Indian Premier, what can Pakistan expect as it once again signals for peace in the region?…
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…
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…
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….
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 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…
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…
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 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…
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 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, 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…