Pakistan’s Push for Proactive Disaster Risk Reduction By: Soha Nisar on October 9, 2024Disaster risk often comes to our attention only after the devastation has already occurred, but what if we began addressing disaster risk before the disaster struck? The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR), observed every year on October 13, offers a critical reminder to shift from disaster response to disaster prevention. As we reflect […]
The West and Israel: Spectres on the Truman Show? By: Ahmad Maudood Ausaf on October 9, 2024The world lives in a continuing state of déjà vu. Look around yourself-western colonialism, ethnic subjugation, coloured reporting, hollow statements, and protests (while they continue to be trendy). But what is almost wholly amusing is how the current world stage has turned out to be a tawdry production of the 1998 Hollywood classic: The Truman […]
The Unfolding Political Chaos By: Malik Muhammad Ashraf on October 9, 2024Democracy thrives and gains strength when the political parties vying for winning the franchise of the people show unflinching respect for the constitution and law of the land, pursue their political objectives in consonance with the internationally recognized norms of democratic behaviour and ruling and opposition parties show respect for each other’s mandate besides have […]
Addressing Out-of-School Children By: Dr. Zia Ahmed on October 8, 2024Pakistan and its people have been unlucky throughout history because even after several schemes and plans to raise the educated people percentage and to improve the standard of education has been always at a dismal stage. According to UNICEF Pakistan 22.8 million children are now out of school in Pakistan. The worst outcome of the […]
From Information Overload to Disconnection By: Dr Nasir Khan on October 8, 2024The global digital space has become more saturated with information than ever before. With over 5 billion internet users, the amount of data produced daily exceeds 2.5 quintillion bytes. Social media platforms, online news outlets, and messaging apps flood users with an incessant flow of information. The sheer volume of content available makes it increasingly […]
Is Privatization the Only Answer? By: Badar Khalid on October 8, 2024A familiar chorus of privatization is echoing through the corridors of Islamabad, as Pakistan hurtles through one of the worst economic crises. Desperate to sail through this turmoil, the government is cutting down the ministries and scheduling to sell off the state-owned enterprises like they were the only entities pulling down the country to reach […]
76 Years of Struggle By: Mustajab Nazir Dhoki on October 8, 2024It has now been one year since the tragic genocide against the Palestinian people escalated to new levels, a year marked by unimaginable suffering and injustice. The violence, which began as part of a larger and ongoing historical conflict, has brought global attention to the Palestinian cause once again, underscoring the desperate need for urgent […]
Role of Libraries in Information-Seeking By: Abid Hussain on October 8, 2024Merriam-Webster dictionary defines information as “knowledge obtained from investigation, study, or instruction.” Similarly, the Oxford English Dictionary has defined “Information as the communication of instructive knowledge, news of some fact or occurrence. Information has become a vital factor for contemporary society, particularly after the advent of the Internet. Experts in the information field divide all […]
Will Israel Win The War? By: Harlan Ullman on October 7, 2024Israel’s preemptive and decapitation strikes against Hezbollah, so far, seem a masterful operation. The campaign was initiated by disabling cyber-attacks against pagers and walkie-talkies that disrupted communications among thousands of Hezbollah personnel. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) then killed many of Hezbollah’s top leadership including 64-four-year-old Hassan Nasrallah, who had headed the organisation since 1992 […]
Anarchist Protestors and Shanghai Meeting By: Qamar Bashir on October 7, 2024For Pakistan, hosting the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting is indeed an honor, but in the current charged political, security, and law and order situation, it presents an immense challenge. In many countries, especially established democracies, protests during high-profile regional and international meetings are considered a normal and routine affair. A […]