PIA – Perhaps I will Arrive! By: Freeha Salman on May 27, 2021It is easy to offer ceremonious condolences to those who suffer a great misfortune but quite hard to stand by and assist them with a touch of empathy when they find themselves neck-deep in trouble. Whenever there occurs an incident or a gruesome accident takes place, emotions are keyed up like foaming of boiling milk […]
Usefulness of green technology for future By: Aiyza Javaid on May 27, 2021The world is revolutionizing and massive environmental changes are taking place with every passing day. There has been an increased focus worldwide on recycling waste, reducing consumption of the plastic goods, purchasing local commodities and increasing the use of public vehicles, bikes and bicycles on the roads. The business partners and consumers across the globe […]
From the streets of Faisalabad – a story of discrimination, minorities and the state By: Hira Khalid on May 27, 2021 A 14-year-old Christian girl was abducted and gang-raped in Faisalabad by people last week. The gang-rape survivor alleges she was forced to recite the Kalma and convert to Islam. At her refusal, they shaved her head and physically tortured her. This isn’t the first case that is being reported from Faisalabad regarding forced conversions. […]
How social enterprises can curb the loss incurred by this pandemic By: Arwa Arshad on May 26, 2021Amidst the pandemic that has been on an unsettling surge, the news last year of Pakistan achieving the 10 Billion Trees Tsunamai Challenge (10BTT) 10 years prior to its completion time was a blessing for all. After this dynamic success, PM Imran Khan inaugurated the Moonsoon Tree Plantation Drive to further the cause of 10BTT […]
Governor Balochistan: Here is the unorthodox eligibility criteria By: Jan Achakzai on May 25, 2021While the current office of the Governor Balochistan is paralyzed–the present Governor Justice ® Amnanullah Yasinzai has not resigned on technical ground, despite losing the trust of Prime Minister Imran Khan— cut throat lobbying is still afoot to secure the coveted slot of the province. So far several names are rumored to be hot favorites […]
Where are ‘Pakistan’s 100 Most Powerful Women’ – Fighting for Gender Equality By: Yumna Ali on May 24, 2021In 1998, Fortune magazine added another dimension to their much-anticipated yearly lists – a list of the world’s 100 most powerful women. This month, the US’s Fortune 500 announced yet another milestone – listing two black women as CEOs. All this in a country where many years after the women’s suffrage movement led to securing women’s right to vote in […]
Is Imran thinking about new elections? By: Jan Achakzai on May 23, 2021It is near to impossible to know what the Prime Minister is thinking and how his thought process will pan out over the next couple of months. But certain government decisions serve as precursors to the potential upcoming political storm: New elections. For many, it is speculation and may sound far a stretch. But the […]
An assessment of Iron Dome & a ‘new’ Israeli military strategy By: Behzad Taimur on May 22, 2021Once more, the might of the Israeli military has battered against all 365 square kilometres of Gaza, the ancient oasis strip at the tip of the Egyptian Sinai peninsula. Now that a tense ceasefire has come into effect, it is possible for us to begin to reflect on the conflict and try and draw lessons. […]
Are we losing humanity in the name of Idealism? By: Aiza Waseem on May 17, 2021‘There is no greater religion than human service and to work for the common good is the greatest creed’ – Woodrow Wilson, an American politician and academic who served as the president of the United States. Do we realize where we are heading to in reverence of ideologies and power? We have failed as ‘humans’ […]
Our Foreign Office and Pak-French ties By: Jan Achakzai on May 15, 2021If Pakistan’s Foreign Office means business and seeks to prove Prime Minister Imran Khan wrong (who said FO bureaucracy is not up to the mark), here is the task cut out for them: improving Pakistan-EU relations and they have to start with France. Yes, you heard it, France, yes, you might be thinking of the […]