70 years of mockery continues in Naya Pakistan By: Muhammad Saad Ur Rehman on July 28, 2020It has become a norm in the recent years that whenever the executive or the government confronts a serious issue or problem, it either requests the supreme court to intervene or leaves the problem on the back burner. Successive requests to the Supreme Court indicate weakness and indecisiveness of the executive. It is not only […]
The silent cultural revolution is taking place in rural Pakistan to the chagrin of the old generation By: Akram Malik on July 28, 2020Culture never remains static. It keeps on changing, but the way it is happening in rural Pakistan is mind-boggling. The older generation, helplessly watching it unfold, says the onslaught of technology is too powerful to resist. It is impossible not to notice new cultural trends when you step out of your vehicle in Namal Valley, […]
Second-class citizens of Sindh: women By: Ali Abdul Rehman Unar on July 27, 2020On July 4, a severely beaten body with the disfigured face was found on Indus Highway. Initially unrecognisable to police, it was finally found to be of a 24-year-old married girl, Waziran. Her father and husband accuse each other of her cold-blooded murder. A joint investigation team (JIT) has been set to investigate the incident. […]
Australia and East Timor Maritime dispute resolution: lessons for India and Pakistan By: Baber Ali Bhatti on July 27, 2020The Timor Sea is located in the North of Australia and South of East Timor, a part of which became disputed between countries when the question of ownership and control of that part arose. There are oil and gas reserves in the disputed area and use and share of those reserves was the central reason […]
Judicial Reforms in AJK are necessary! By: Umair Pervez Khan on July 27, 2020The Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir passed a landmark decision a few days ago where it annulled the controversial appointments of the five judges in the high court that were made in May 2018. The decision said that no proper constitutional channel had been used for the appointment, so the appointments were illegitimate. […]
Tackling suicide By: Saba Sighat on July 25, 2020Suicide is on rise among Pakistani youth. Parents, academic institutes, public and private sector are not equipped to deal with mental health issues which lead to suicides. Depression and lockdown can add fuel to the fire. According to a report of World Health Organization 2020 about 800,000 people die due to suicide every year in […]
Restructuring Karachi: getting garbage out of governance By: Haya Fatima Sehgal on July 25, 2020When the electricity went for eight hours straight, life halted to an extent. When the outgoing call service of both of my cell phones was switched off, there was an acute problem (it was blamed on the rain). When our technician’s motorcycle floated away on the main Shahrah-e-Faisal due to the urban flooding, we felt […]
Police and Delhi riots: masking and unmasking of collaborators By: Chanchal Manohar Singh on July 25, 2020More than three decades down the line, nothing much has changed with regard to policing in India, especially in the capital city of New Delhi, where the police have time and again proved his loyalties towards the ruling galleries. In New Delhi, the police are under the direct control of the Union Home Minister. For […]
Impact of globalisation By: Muneezay Moeen on July 25, 2020It is widely discussed that advancement in technology, such as smartphones, aeroplanes and the internet has made the growth of transport and communication network possible. Through this, people and countries can exchange information and goods more quickly and in a less complicated way. The word “globalisation” has come from GLOBE and means the worldwide coming […]
Challenges faced by Kinnow growers By: Haider Ali Makhdoom on July 24, 2020Nestled within the heart of Punjab, the city of Eagles, Sargodha, is not only known for housing the largest airbase, but it also boasts the most prodigious production of citrus fruits, primarily known as Kinnow (mandarin orange). Due to the staggering production of Kinnow, Sargodha was also given the moniker of “the California of Pakistan”, […]