Covid-19 widening the digital divide between developing and developed statesBy: Ayesha Zafar on September 25, 2020COVID-19 has transformed the global strategic equations, it has impacted each part of human life so has it highlighted the divide in the access to information technology by the general masses. The virus that is itself unseen has shaken the structure, with severe ramifications for all states. After the announcement of lockdown by each state, […]
China expands network of detention centers in Xinjiang, ASPI reportsBy: Web Desk on September 24, 2020The Australian Strategic Policy Institute has reported an expansion in the network of detention centers in Xinjiang, China. The institute’s report has identified at least 380 suspected camps, that are newly built or significantly expanded recently, “since 2017, a government crackdown in the far-western region of China known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has […]
Brucellosis outbreak infects thousands in China after a factory leaked contaminated fumesBy: Web Desk on September 20, 2020While the novel coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc across the globe, the Health Commission of Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu province of China, has released a report confirming an outbreak of a infectious bacterial disease Brucellosis that has affected several thousand people in northwest China. According to the report released this week, out of […]
Usman Amjad Rathore, gold medalist weightlifter talks about his journeyBy: Qurat ul Ain Ali on September 17, 2020Hailing from Gujranwala, Usman Amjad Rathore is a Pakistani weightlifter who has made the country proud on several international platforms. We had the privilege to talk to Usman about his journey. Here’s how our conversation went: Tell us about yourself? What made you choose this field? I was born on January 10,1987. I belong […]
In conversation with famous author Shivangi RamsayBy: Web Desk on September 17, 2020Shivangi Ramsay is an Assistant Professor of English and an award-winning romance writer from India. She is currently pursuing her PhD in ecofeminism. Recently, she did a course in World Literature from Harvard University. Tell us something about your latest book, ‘Addicted to Love’. ‘Addicted to Love’ narrates the story of three strong female characters: […]
Water Crisis, A Bigger Threat Than TerrorismBy: Prof. Abdul Shakoor Shah on September 14, 2020Water is the driving force for all nature; it is fittingly called the Blue Gold of the world. The wars of the future will be fought over water. The lack of water or its poor quality kills 10 times more people than all the wars combined. Water crisis is a global phenomena and it is […]
Karachi, a federal territory, to be or not to be?By: Zahid Raza on September 12, 2020A debate is gaining momentum, both formal and informal in different social circles that making Karachi a federal territory will supposedly solve the century old problems due to its gradually loosing status of being “Commercial Hub” of the country. The ever deteriorating situation, increasing slums, illegal encroachments, vanishing green cover, rising crime, enmasse influx are […]
Fixing the Educational DilemmaBy: Saqib Javed Arain on September 10, 2020Pakistan is facing the problem of life & death over the educational policy maneuverings. In the current age of artificial intelligence, we are strictly in the grip of serious uncertainties & flawed educational system. Literacy rate is in the state of free fall; Research is in the state demise; innovation is in the state of […]
The Rise and Fall of Islamic StatesBy: Roedad Khan on September 9, 2020Meeting Toynbee was like meeting history. Having a conversation with him was a little like getting to volley with John McEnroe. Trying to keep up was hopeless, but it was exhilarating just to be on the court with him. Of Toynbee, Allan Nevins wrote, “Standing on his Everest, he is more than a historian; he […]
Kadda Sheekoff Releases New Ballad ‘All My Life’By: Web Desk on September 3, 2020ALL MY LIFE is the new single from singer-songwriter and actor, KADDA SHEEKOFF. The new single is available on all streaming and download platforms now, via the Telegenique Records. Born in Port Au Prince, Haiti and raised by his Aunt in Brooklyn, New York, Kadda Sheekoff was surrounded by a loving family at home but […]