Global Health Initiatives are humanitarian initiatives focussing on raising money for those suffering from infectious diseases such as AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, as well as for vaccinations, health promotions, and strengthening the healthcare systems in developing countries. Individuals, stakeholders, and organizations come together to address global issues like climate change, human rights, etc. The first […]
Op-Ed
Blindfolded and In Shackles
16th December is the 52nd anniversary of the surrender by Pak Army in Dhaka. Quad-e-Azam’s Pakistan was truncated within 25 years of independence. Bengalis, who were 56% of the population, formed their state. I vividly remember the pain we felt at this national humiliation. As president of the Punjab University Student’s Union, a powerful body, […]
From Grief to Triumph
An unsettling recollection of the horrific terrorist attack that took place at the Army Public School (APS) in Peshawar on December 16, 2014, lingers in the hearts of the people of Pakistan. The responsibility for this appalling incident lies with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claiming the lives of 134 students, teachers, and the school principal. […]
Digitization and Pakistan: Where Do We Stand?
Pakistan has made great strides in improving its business environment, especially in the area of digitalization. However, despite impressive growth due to easy trade, the country still lags behind its middle-income peers such as India and Kazakhstan. This article examines the multifaceted state of digitization in Pakistan, examining the progress achieved, existing challenges and the […]
The Elixir for Pakistan’s Ailing Economy
The notion of Sustainability has been developed in congruence with the principles of Ecological Balance where a stable ecosystem is created through the harmonious co-existence within species and with their environment. Similarly, sustainable development puts forward the concept of a harmonious balance in a country’s economic system through the simultaneous attainment of social, environmental, and […]
Pakistan’s Quest for BRICS
Pakistan has formally confirmed that it has applied for BRICS membership. If Pakistan enters the bloc, it will open new economic and strategic partnership avenues. Pakistan has increased its diplomatic efforts to seek support from the bloc’s members, especially Russia. Pakistan needs a consensus of all member states to join this bloc. Whether India supports […]
What Rules the World?
The puissant made to reign; The faint left to condemn; The indifferent contend to abstain; And through this, thus, the world was left to reign. The archive of history makes it unequivocally clear that the world is reigned by those who are acquainted with the rules which enable them to do so. The powerful ones […]
Between Fact and Fiction
The two-nation theory, in its simplest form, means that there were cultural, political, religious, economic, and social dissimilarities between the two major communities of the Subcontinent. It was a legitimate expression of concern by Muslims in a predominantly Hindu India. The notion played a significant role in the creation of Pakistan. However, there are divergent […]
Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Choices
On 12 December 2023, in Daraban, Dera Ismail Khan, Tehrek-e Jihad Pakistan (TJP), a group affiliated to the Tehrek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), launched a suicide truck attack on the army’s check post consuming the lives of 23 soldiers. In response, Pakistan delivered a scathing demarche to the Afghan charge d’affaires and asked for an investigation […]
The Dollar Affair in Capitol
Imagine yourself waiting in the hospital hallway as your loved one struggles in the ICU, taking the last breaths of their life. The weight of uncertainty presses on you, wondering whether the doctor will deliver news of improvement or deterioration. In such moments, the most assuring sensation is gaining knowledge of the outcome, regardless of […]