Unspoken Journey and Camouflaged Misery of a CSS aspirantBy: Amreen Mir on July 29, 2020“Preparing for CSS exam” is the new jargon used by every unemployed Tom, Dick, and Hary in Pakistan. Qualifiers come-up with their success stories and are raved in the intellectual society because of their phenomenal win in the exam. Unfortunately, those who fail, either blame FPSC for favoritism or are blamed, again by the same […]
Pivotal role of minorities in the formation of PakistanBy: Syed Najam Ul Hassan Hamdani on July 27, 2020Ongoing scenario within the state of Pakistan compelled me to recall and erase the dust on the subject of the formation of Pakistan, along with that to bring light on the sacrifices, collaboration, and commitment of minorities with Pakistan. It is necessary not only to pay tribute to their struggles but also to remember those […]
“Forced conversions in Pakistan”By: Mahrukh Khan on July 23, 2020The bigotry against women belonging to religious minority groups is worse in Pakistan. The laws applicable to the rights of religious minorities in Pakistan have shifted from being neutral to deliberately biased. Under-age girls from poor farming communities are especially vulnerable to conversions. Wealthy Muslim farmers see them as fair game for abductions, rape, and […]
Religious Pluralism and Interfaith HarmonyBy: Mahrukh Khan on July 22, 2020Love should be the only way to move forward and especially when it comes to interfaith harmony within an environment of Religious Pluralism. It is a way forward towards calmness and perhaps triumph, both urgently required in a world of growing political and economic discord. Inter-faith harmony is a credible condition, suggesting peaceful co-existence among […]
Women disproportionately face Financial access BarriersBy: Mahrukh Khan on July 14, 2020According to a new study that found the number of women who reported having an emergency fund was also significantly lower at 66 percent vs. 82 percent of men, and that men had nearly double the amount of money saved in a backup fund, $9,820 vs. $5,493 for women. Access to credit can open up […]
Revisiting 9/11 and Islamic FundamentalismBy: Abdul Basit on July 6, 2020Homegrown attacks have decreased in Pakistan for the last few years. It is mainly because of the operation “Zarb-e-Azb” that was carried on after the terrorist attack in a school in Peshawar resulting in the loss of 148 lives on December 16th, 2014. However, terrorism is a menace that does not see the limits of […]
Romanticized Violence through On-Screen worldBy: Hiba Hussain on July 3, 2020Recently, a film named “365 dni” translated as “365 days in English has been released and it has been getting much popularity among Pakistani audience as well. The film is originally in Polish Italian language and it was originally released in Poland. For the past few days, I have been seeing different posts, memes and […]
A Review Of Pakistan Navy And The Maritime Doctrine Of PakistanBy: Damiya Saghir on June 30, 2020The President of Pakistan launched the first ever maritime doctrine on 20th December 2018. This mark as a huge success point for the country as there are many dimensions of the doctrine which need higher recognition. Having the access to the maritime doctrine of Pakistan, I feel obliged to mention a few interesting points that […]
Top 15 Hot Artificial Intelligence TechnologiesBy: Laiba Binte Shakir Meo on June 29, 2020Technology can be generally defined as the things, which are formed by the application of conceptual and corporeal efforts in demand, to gain peacetime and resolve definite difficulties. It also provides instant results to fulfill our lifestyle requirements like communication, health and creates ease in our daily tasks. Artificial Intelligence Technologies The demand of AI […]
Who is the savage?By: Mir Adnan Aziz on June 29, 2020In 1922, Sir John Maffrey, head of the British Empire’s North West Frontier Province, put this nonchalant query to his superiors about civilian deaths during bombings: “What are the rules for this kind of cricket?” The equally callous response was: “International law does not apply against savage tribes who do not conform to codes of […]