The earthshakes have been jolting Pakistani terrains since early 2023, and the trigger-happy seismic waves seem to be holding back no punches. Though we’re already into the last months of 2023, these palpitations are eliciting spine-chilling tales unremittingly. In January alone, the federal capital experienced three straight shocks when the ground jolted back and forth. […]
Op-Ed
Sports and Politics
Sports and politics often intertwine, as we’ve seen with the recent developments surrounding the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) and the Pakistan Football Federation Normalisation Committee. The government’s desire to change top officials through fresh elections has sparked controversy within these sports bodies. The PHF, which claims autonomy as an affiliated body with the International Hockey […]
Kazakhstan’s Constitutional Journey to Equality
Kazakhstan, a nation nestled at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, has been commemorating its Constitution Day on August 30 for nearly three decades. This annual celebration marks not only the birth of a functional democracy but also the pinnacle of legal perfection in a well-functioning state. Kazakhstan adopted its current constitution on August 30, […]
Respect the Nature
The world is dealing with serious issues. The world’s problems in the past could be divided into two categories: those caused by nature and those caused by humans. But in modern times, the domains of both natural and man-made challenges are overlapping. The sophistication of the world is one of the causes of this overlap. […]
High-Impact Research or a Numbers Game?
In light of the recent surge in HEC accreditations and the proliferation of research journals in Pakistan, educators and professors have taken active measures to inspire their students to publish research articles on social media platforms-and endeavour deserving of commendation. Nevertheless, it is paramount to acknowledge that the essence of this endeavour transcends mere quantitative […]
We Kill People, Too
On several occasions, Donald Trump has uttered one of the few truthful statements he probably has ever made. When asked about the murderous sides of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Trump growled, “We kill people too.” But as we will see, once again, the Donald was misguided. Last week’s […]
Inflation and the People
After the Pakistani finance ministry announced price increases for petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD), fuel prices surged. With the most recent increase, the cost of petrol has increased to 305.36 per litre and the cost of diesel to 311.84 per litre. Notably, the burden of rising electricity costs is already being felt by Pakistani citizens. […]
BRICS: A Force to Reckon With
Alliances, Groupings, and Blocs are part of international relations, norms, and practices. These groupings are usually formed between like-minded countries with minimum common interests. Generally, these groups are formed to forge political, economic, ideological, and strategic interests, besides socio-cultural, technological cooperation, arms control, etc. While regional alliances are a common phenomenon, extra-regional and cross-global groupings […]
Fascism Taking the Wind from Democracy’s Sails -II
In the Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels described the spectre of socialism haunting the world. That year was 1848. More than a century and a half later, the much-predicted spectre continues to loom large, but it is the spectre of fascism rather than that of socialism carrying the people to their graves, not dug by […]
Defence of the Nation
September is a month of great significance in Pakistan’s history. It is the month in which Pakistan faced a formidable enemy four times its size and, with limited resources, the Pakistani military defended the nation, thwarting India’s ambitions. Today, our young generation often falls prey to propaganda on social media, targeting the military with derogatory […]