A brief journey through warzoneBy: Anee Muskan on August 24, 2019 I last saw the face of my school 2 weeks ago, I remember that enormous building. I remember the day we had our farewell at school, that day is still fresh in my memory. The day we had to evacuate the building as the air raids began. We all ran to the basement of the school. We were told a billion times to reach the sanctuary of the basement of school without messing things up but in that … [Read more...] about A brief journey through warzone
Trend of IslamophobiaBy: Saba Sarwar on August 11, 2019The trend of Islamophobia is on the rise around the globe generally and among westerners particularly. This made Syeeda Warsi (a Muslim member of the parliament of the UK) comment with worry that Islamophobia is Britain's latest bigot blind spot.The events like anti-Islam rallies in Australia and Melee, attacks in Albania, Belgium and Canada, and recent Christchurch shootings - which took 51 … [Read more...] about Trend of Islamophobia
Climate change and agricultural challenges in Pakistan: the need for adaptation policyBy: Nasir Abbas Khan on August 8, 2019Pakistan is one of those developing countries that have been suffering from the problems brought by developed nations. For instance, the current issue of climate change is mainly caused by the world’s highly industrialized nations that too due to massive emission of greenhouse gasses (GHG)and Pakistan despite having a trivial count (0.72%) in GHG emission is ranked among the highly vulnerable … [Read more...] about Climate change and agricultural challenges in Pakistan: the need for adaptation policy
Brazen Day Light Robbery; India finally invaded Kashmir!By: Naila Saleh on August 8, 2019Amid placing thousands of troops in Kashmir, putting prominent Kashmiri politicians under house arrest, suspending internet and phone coverage, banning public gatherings, closing schools, the largest democracy of the world in a rushed unilateral move revoked Article 370 putting an end to the seven decade long special autonomous status of Kashmir. The bold move once again unveiled the brazen … [Read more...] about Brazen Day Light Robbery; India finally invaded Kashmir!
Indian hegemony over South-Asian riversBy: Sarwat Batool Khokar on August 8, 2019The region of South Asia, a center of global political and economic trends, hosts about 25 percent of world population. Even though 40 percent of world’s poor live in this region, two South Asian countries, India and Pakistan have attained the status of nuclear powers. Both India and Pakistan spend 2.42 percent and 3.57 percent of their GDP on military expenditures, respectively. This percentage … [Read more...] about Indian hegemony over South-Asian rivers
Obesity: more than a disease, social demoralizationBy: Afaque Ahmed on August 5, 2019Obesity can be defined as gaining weight more than what is usually on average between 25kg/m2 and 30kg/m2. It is an existential threat to human beings, reaching epidemic proportions in the world. In accordance with official statistics, obesity figure has nearly tripled since 1975, worldwide. In India, almost 5 percent of the total population is reportedly affected by … [Read more...] about Obesity: more than a disease, social demoralization
Boris Johnson is not the British TrumpBy: Talal Hassan on August 2, 2019The Former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson was sworn in as the Prime Minister and as the head of the Conservative party in the United Kingdom on the 24th of July 2019. Since then the internet has been blazed with tweets, articles, and interviews stating how Boris Johnson is the British version of President Trump. Some say this because he shares many physical features with the … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson is not the British Trump
Human causes of Global WarmingBy: Aiyza Javaid on August 2, 2019Human beings have largely contributed to the grave menace of global warming. The accelerating global warming is increasing the sea levels, causing species die-offs, creating water shortages and causing several social and economic problems across the globe.The first and foremost cause of global warming is the increasingly high emission of greenhouse gases in the air across the globe. This is … [Read more...] about Human causes of Global Warming
Is China discomfited?By: Sadaf Liaqat on July 26, 2019Since the US visit of Imran Khan last Monday, every Political pundit is trying to gauge the strength of its ripple effect on the global arena. Some are considering it a great milestone for Khan’s Government whereas others are brushing it off as merely another state visit which holds no significance in the current global scenario. The reality is that it is too early to build any concrete opinion … [Read more...] about Is China discomfited?
Navigating the US-Iran tussleBy: Muhammad Bilal Dogar on July 25, 2019Machiavelli in his acclaimed book of statecraft, The Prince, presciently remarks that in a regional contest for domination between two actors, a third party should side with the underdog so as not to give the hegemon unbridled sway across the region. If Iran goes down in flames, who will be most affected? A question that should be giving sleepless nights to Pakistan’s strategic policymakers. The … [Read more...] about Navigating the US-Iran tussle