Home Office actions affect 34000 international students By: Web Desk on March 6, 2021The Home Officer revoked the visas of students on the basis of misleading and confused evidence. The move unfairly affected approximately 34000 international students. Both the President and the Vice President of the Upper Tribunal over three days heard in legal arguments on behalf of thousands of students that the UK Home Office relied on […]
Sarkozy: Former French President Jailed in Corruption Case By: Web Desk on March 1, 2021Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and two of his former associates have been sentenced to three years imprisonment on corruption charges. According to the details, Sarkozy, 66, was found guilty of offering a plum job in Monaco to a judge in exchange for inside information on an inquiry into his campaign finances. He was sentenced […]
Kamil Al-Awadhi Takes up Role at IATA By: Web Desk on March 1, 2021Geneva– The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) new Regional Vice President for Africa and the Middle East (AME), Kamil Al-Awadhi, took up his position today. “This is the most challenging time for air transport—in AME and around the world. The top priority is reconnecting the world when governments are able to safely re-open borders without […]
US Election Turns Into Nail-Biter That May Extend for Days By: webdesk on November 4, 2020Joe Biden flipped an electoral vote in Nebraska and expressed confidence to supporters that he would prevail in three Northern states and Arizona. In the Senate races, Democrats faced an uphill battle to claim a majority. President Trump won a series of key battlegrounds early on Wednesday morning, including Florida, Ohio and Iowa, as Joseph […]
Twitter labels Trump tweet as “disputed” By: webdesk on November 4, 2020Twitter placed a “disputed” label on a tweet sent just minutes ago by President Trump in which he baselessly claimed, “We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election.” “Some or all of the content shared in this Tweet is disputed and might be misleading about how to participate in an election […]
Nail-biter election is down to the wire By: webdesk on November 4, 2020Joe Biden will win one electoral vote in Nebraska, and President Trump will win an additional vote, giving him total of four out of five votes. There are five electoral votes at stake in Nebraska. It takes 270 electoral votes to win the 2020 presidential election. Nebraska allows electoral votes to be split. In Nebraska, […]
A brief journey through warzone By: 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 […]
Trend of Islamophobia By: 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, […]
Climate change and agricultural challenges in Pakistan: the need for adaptation policy By: 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 […]
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 […]